By: Jerry McEwen

Jerry McEwen — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 20:23:51 +0000

When we visit San Diego we usually visit Barona’s. It is more like 30-45 min from downtown. They have treated us very well there and I usually win a little at the Blackjack table.

By: john marley

john marley — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 04:12:13 +0000

kevin is just brutally correct on a very very very high percent of his comments. over the years he has made plenty of spot on comments.

By: Metro

Metro — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 19:42:32 +0000

Wow, Mr. Lewis. After all the trouble Jean goes to and posts very interesting articles, you sure do seem to be a “Negative Nellie” most of the time. I subscribe to the old axiom my Momma taught me–“if you can’t say something nice, it’s usually better to say nothing at all.”

By: Kevin Lewis

Kevin Lewis — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 18:47:23 +0000

I would imagine that your experience as an invited, pampered guest was different from that of the average commoner. You drive WAAAAAAY out into the back country north from Escondido–there’s nothing on the way and it’s not on the way TO anything–and then you get to one of the tightest casinos in the universe, where the limits are high and everything is grossly overpriced. I got an offer to stay there for free for two nights and only stayed for one; there was absolutely nothing worth playing and you couldn’t eat for less than $25. As of now, there’s nothing better than 8/5 BP, and almost all the games are MUCH worse than that, so no one who isn’t cashing in a freebie should bother to go there. It’s the typical CET experience: bleed enough and you get offers, which won’t compensate for the blood loss. Come there cold turkey and you’ll get your wallet torched.
Valley View casino nearby has better machines (NSUD), better comps, better mailers, and a better slot club. And for that matter, I would consider being in San Diego and driving over an hour AWAY from the beach to go to a casino to be an almost criminal waste of time. San Diego has a LOT to offer, and all of its casinos are Indian rez joints that are among the stingiest in the country, so I prefer relaxing on the beach or going to Balboa Park and eating seafood and Mexican food to driving out into a sun-scorched wasteland (it’s usually twenty degrees hotter up in the mountains than in SD itself), getting ripped off at the machines/tables, and paying $29.95 (or more) for a mediocre buffet.

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