Barona Casino Explained

Barona Resort and Casino
Address:1932 Wildcat Canyon Road
Lakeside, California 92040-1546
Date Opened:Originally opened 1993 as Barona BigTop
Casino Type:Land
Theme:Ranch
Owner:Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians
Rooms:300 [1]
Space Gaming:300000square feet
Attractions:Barona Creek Golf Course
Notable Restaurants:Barona Oaks Steakhouse
Italian Cucina
Sage Café
Three Amigos World Famous Street Tacos
Feisty Kate’s Burgers and Malts
The Pizza Place
HoWan Noodle Shop
Website:http://www.barona.com

Barona Resort and Casino is an Indian casino on the Barona Indian Reservation located in Lakeside, in San Diego County in California. It is owned and operated by the Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians.[2]

Casino

Barona offers guests over 75 table games including blackjack, 3 card poker, Pai gow poker, Mississippi Stud, California-style craps (using playing cards to determine the outcome of a roll rather than only dice, as dice-only games are not allowed in California tribal casinos), roulette and over 2,500 slot and video poker machines. Barona is located between Lakeside and Ramona, 30 miles northeast of downtown San Diego.

The minimum gambling age at Barona Casino is 18.[3] While the legal age for gambling in California is also 18, many tribal casinos in California set an age limit of 21 in order to comply with their alcohol license.[4]

Unlike most casinos, Barona does not offer alcoholic beverages on the casino floor. It does offer alcoholic beverages in the Barona Oaks Steakhouse, Italian Cucina, room service. According to the leaders of Barona Casino, the winding and hilly nature of Wildcat Canyon Road, which serves as the main access route into Barona Indian Reservation, is a primary factor that led to this decision.[5]

As of 2024, Barona is San Diego’s only non-smoking casino.[6] By law, Tribal Casinos are exempt from state and local laws that regulate smoking.

References

  1. Web site: Barona Resort Information . 2018-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170914100903/https://www.barona.com/about-barona/ . 2017-09-14 . dead .
  2. http://500nations.com/casinos/caBarona.asp "Barona Casino."
  3. Web site: Unauthorized Request Blocked.
  4. Web site: California Casinos. 500nations.com.
  5. Stutz, Howard. "CALIFORNIA GAMING: TRIBES FLY HIGH: San Diego leads the charge that makes California hotbed for U.S. tribal gaming", "Las Vegas Review-Journal", 2006-04-23. Retrieved on 2009-07-18.
  6. Web site: San Diego's Only Non-Smoking Casino . Barona Casino . 6 March 2023 . 28 January 2024.

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