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To: Wikipedia <email address not displayed> Your Name: Email address: Subject: Message: Wikipedia wrote on the message board: > Opening date December 10, 2004 > > Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa is an Indian gaming casino, of the > Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians, located in Cabazon, > California, United States, near San Gorgonio Pass. The casino has 310 > rooms and suites. A 44-acre (180,000 m2), 27-story resort, Morongo is > one of the largest casinos in California. At 330 feet (101 m) high, > the casino tower is the tallest building in the Inland Empire. > > History > > On February 25, 1987, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that neither the > state of California nor Riverside County could regulate the bingo and > card game operations of the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians and the > Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians. California v. Cabazon Band > of Mission Indians set in motion a series of federal and state > actions-including two ballot propositions-that dramatically expanded > tribal casino operations in California and other states. > > California Proposition 1A, also known as the Gambling on Tribal Lands > Amendment, was on the March 7, 2000, ballot in California, where it > was approved with a 64% win. It authorized the governor to negotiate > compacts with federally recognized Indian tribes on Indian lands in > California to operate slot machines, lotteries and banking and > percentage card games, subject to legislative ratification. > > The Jerde Partnership announced the official groundbreaking for the > Morongo Hotel on May 28, 2003. Perini Building Company topped-out the > resort on March 31, 2004. The $250-million Morongo Casino, Resort & > Spa, which opened on December 10, 2004, is one of the largest tribal > gaming facilities in the nation. > > Facilities > > Morongo is one of only four AAA four diamond casino resorts in > California, with Barona Casino, Viejas Casino, Pechanga Resort and > Casino, Thunder Valley Casino Resort and The Chumash Casino being the > others. Morongo's main casino floor is 148,000 square feet (14,000 m2) > with over 2,000 slots and table games. > > Upon entering the casino, guests see a contemporary, retro-1960s > interior. Light coves between overhead vaults, back-lit fabric draped > between frames, and conically shaped light fixtures create a complex, > ornate ceiling above the casino floor. > > The casino offers more than a hundred table games, including four-card > poker, Ultimate Texas Hold'Em, Mystery Card Roulette, blackjack, pai > gow poker, mini-baccarat, and three card poker, as well as a 22-table > poker room. High rollers can use a high-limit slot area with four > table games and seven slots. The high-limit room also has a lounge > with plasma TVs and complimentary food. > > Morongo's hotel accommodates guests in 272 standard rooms, 32 > double-bay suites, and six casitas, the latter of which are located on > an upper level surrounding the pool. > > Morongo's restaurants include the penthouse restaurant Cielo, Serrano > (24-Hour Cafe), Tacos & Tequila, Sunset Bar & Grill, Natural 9 Noodle > Company, and the Potrero Canyon Buffet, as well as a food court. > > Guests must be 18 to gamble on the property. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morongo_Casino,_Resort_&_Spa Code: Enter the following code: (required) Consider sharing your comments with the other readers of the message board. They may benefit from your insights If you decide not to send email, post a follow up instead, or return to the original message