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California
Campo
Golden Acorn Casino
A real slice of Americana, including car shows, burger-eating contests and
Elvis impersonators
Where: 1800 Golden Acorn Way, 91906; (866) 7-WINBIG
Draws: Gas pumps and other amenities make it a draw for, as the website puts it, "travelers and truckers alike"
Bummers: No hotel, no craps tables
Number of slots: 750
Casino size: 40,000 sq. ft.
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Harrah's Rincon
Pechanga
Pala
Chukchansi Gold
Feather Falls
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Coarsegold
Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino
A gambling oasis for nature lovers? Well, Yosemite is only 30 miles away, so consider a stop along the way to the Half Dome
Where: 711 Lucky Lane, Coarsegold, 93614; (866) 7-WIN-WIN
Draws: All rooms have sunrise or sunset views of the Central California Valley
Bummers: No online reservations
Number of slots: 1,800
Casino size: 46 gaming tables make this large--but not too!
Number of rooms: 192
Cost of rooms: $139 to $199
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El Cajon
Sycuan Casino & Resort
This is real resort, complete with the very pretty Singing Hills country club and golf course--one of the few comprehensive good times offered by the Indian gaming community in the U.S.
Where: 5469 Casino Way, 92019; (800) 2-SYCUAN
Draws: Lovers of the '80s get their fill of live acts here, including Rick Springfield and Loverboy
Bummers: Why does there need to be a separate golf school for women?
Number of slots: 2,000
Casino size: 305,000 sq. ft.
Number of rooms: 102
Cost of rooms: $110 to $305
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Havasu Lake
Havasu Landing Resort & Casino
Okay, so this isn't really a hotel, but it's one fancy campground, and that has to count for something
Where: 1 Main St., 92363; (800) 307-3610
Draws: A "full-service luxury RV park" and a private landing strip
Bummers: During the summer season, there's a two-week limit on general camping
Number of slots: 220
Casino size: 6,900 sq. ft.
Number of rooms: None! Welcome to the great outdoors!
Cost of rooms: $10 to $28 per night of camping
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Jackson
Jackson Rancheria Hotel and Casino
It may not be as glitzy as a Pala or Spa Casino Resort, but there are enough games to keep experienced gamblers satisfied
Where: 12222 New York Ranch Rd., Jackson, 95642; (800) 822-9466
Draws: This really is slot-jackpot central--the casino claims to have given away a staggering $10 million in the three years it has been offering megajackpots!
Bummers: Pardon their dust; they're remodeling all over the place
Number of slots: 1,500
Casino size: 33 tables give the gambling area just enough heft
Number of rooms: 102
Cost of rooms: $89 to $259
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Lakeport
Konocti Vista Resort & Casino
Don't let the dinky Website fool you--this is a pretty, lodgelike resort situated on California's largest natural lake
Where: 2755 Mission Rancheria Rd., 95453; (800) FUN-1950
Draws: A beautiful lakeside view
Bummers: No online reservations
Number of slots: 600
Casino size: 15,000 sq. ft.
Number of rooms: 160
Cost of rooms: $89 to $129
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Lakeside
Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino
The former Barona Big Top circus-themed complex has been reborn as a classier, ranch-style resort
Where: 1932 Wildcat Canyon Rd., 92040-1546; (888) 7-BARONA
Draws: Gaming media and reader polls swear that these are some of the loosest slots around; the casino also has won praise for its high-stakes blackjack, as has the resort's golf course
Bummers: City slickers complain that being half-hour from the nearest big town (San Diego) is like being on Mars
Number of slots: 2,000
Casino size: 300,000 sq. ft.
Number of rooms: 397
Cost of rooms: $89 and up
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Oroville
Feather Falls Casino
With its impressive live entertainment lineup, slot selection and big prizes, (like Corvettes!), this is a big little casino
Where: 3 Alverda Dr., 95966; (877) 652-4646
Draws: The Thunder trom Down Under and other Vegas-style live acts show
up regularly
Bummers: No hotel and the buffet is open only five days a week
Number of slots: 1,000
Casino size: 118,000 sq. ft.
Gold Country Casino
Slightly smaller than its local rival, it makes up for the
lost slots with a new hotel--an 88-room space slated to open by
November
Where: 4020 Olive Hwy., 95966; (800) 334-9400
Draws: Built to look like a huge teepee, which is interesting, in a summer-camp kind of way
Bummers: No craps tables
Number of slots: 750
Casino size: 60,000 sq. ft.
Number of rooms: 88
Cost of rooms: TBA
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Pala
Pala Resort Casino
A fave of California gamblers, the Pala has an interesting architectural style: modern, with notes of Frank Lloyd Wright
Where: 11154 Highway 76, Pala, 92059; (877) WIN-PALA
Draws: One of the few big-area casinos that seems to care about Mexican patrons when it comes to entertainment--Los Tigres del Norte, anyone?
Bummers: Michael Bolton also headlines
Number of slots: 2,000
Casino size: More than 70 tables make this one of the area's largest
Number of rooms: 507
Cost of rooms: $109 to $320
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Palm Springs
Spa Resort & Casino
Okay, ladies, now we're talking: a fabulous casino-resort complex, especially for couples into the area's famous, cascading mineral springs
Where: 100 N. Indian Canyon Dr., 92262; (800) 854-1279
Draws: Generally seen as one of the best spas in the entire Los Angeles-desert area--and then there are those healing waters!
Bummers: Check-in at 4? Check-out at 11? What happened to sleeping in?
Number of slots: 1,000
Casino size: 20,000 sq. ft.
Number of rooms: 230
Cost of rooms: About $150
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Temecula
Pechanga Casino & Resort
The state's largest casino resort really seems to have everything, from a youthful, rooftop bar to regular bouts of live boxing
Where: 45000 Pechanga Pkwy., 92592; (888) PECHANGA
Draws: Experienced gamblers love the more down-to-earth feel of this resort, compared with Vegas, and the July pow-wow has been praised as an authentic Native American experience
Bummers: With so much going on, the fact that you have to sleep!
Number of slots: 2,000
Casino size: 95,000 sq. ft.
Number of rooms: 522
Cost of rooms: $90 to $200
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Valley Center
Harrah's Rincon Casino & Resort
A bit of Vegas-style Harrah's in Southern California
Where: 777 Harrah's Rincon Way, 92082; (800) HARRAHS
Draws: Visitors say they love pretty much everything, from the spacious rooms to the cuts at the steakhouse
Bummers: Pardon their dust; they're expanding-again!
Number of slots: 1,600
Casino size: 45,000 sq. ft.
Number of rooms: 200
Cost of rooms: $70 to $80
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