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Pechanga Resort & Casino

Pechanga Resort & Casino is an Indian Casino located in Temecula California. WWW.CasinosCa.com includes direct links to the casino web sites, addresses, telephone numbers, map links, and the Casino Review. The following are the reviews for Pechanga Resort & Casino as of May 10, 2004:

Pechanga Resort and Casino  Rating: 4 out of 10

Very nice Casino facility. If you are a non smoker forget it after 4PM Monday thu Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday. The air system will not handle the volume of smoke and the smokers love to blow smoke in your face. They even allow cigar smoking. There is a small non smoking gaming area but all the slots and card machines in there sucked. They have card tables in there too. There is a poker only area in the lower level that is non smoking only but I got the impression that it was for tournaments and hard core gamblers.

The minimum on all the card tables was $15. A little steep for us working folks. The card machines and slots were OK in the morning but seemed to be un-winnable after around 2PM???

All machine payoffs are on slips of paper around ATM size. However, many of the machines will not read them so you have to go to a money changer machine or the cage to get you money. All machines take paper money. The idea is to be able to go to any other machine with the slips. The floor staff seemed much more interested in chatting with each other than assisting any patron. There was no assistance if you didn't understand a machine. The buffet however was excellent and reasonable in cost. We arrived at 1030 AM on Friday and had no problem parking in the parking structure. We left at 1030 PM on a Friday and could not see any open parking spaces anywhere. They kept coming around and asking if you wanted cocktails. So I asked for a beer then found out that they charge you for all drinks (I was told that they can't give free alcohol in California) $3 for a beer. The age to gamble is supposidly 21 but I saw many young people there and no one checking ID's.

The place is very nice and impressive but the volume of smoking in there will destroy it in a couple of years.

Why can't we find a band of non smoking Indians to open a casino? I would definately be a patron as would many others in California. I am part Indian and a non smoker.

Pechanga Resort and Casino  Rating: 6 out of 10

Pechanga Casino is large! It is easy to get to from I15. There are signs along the way. Good points – I won $13 (started with $60, left with $73.05); Very nice rest rooms, It is nicely laid out. All most all were new machines. Staff was friendly. Problems:The construction is still going on. The traffic sites were set for the old configuration.Getting from your car to the casino is a hike. The coffee was not good.

Pechanga Resort and Casino  Rating: 6 out of 10

The Pechange club required you to fill out a a form as well as drivers license.

Pechanga Resort and Casino  Rating: 7 out of 10

Pechanga is a very nice casino. LOTS of machines but not enough change people. The restaurants are wonderful. Close to freeway. The construction now is a pain but when it is finish it can certainly be compared to a Vegas casino.

Pechanga Resort and Casino  Rating: 2 out of 10

Pechanga's only nice thing was the free valet parking. The guys were very nice in and out.

Inside they don't want you to play 21, especially if you are only betting $5 or $10 dollars. Plenty of $25 tables, though. Not one dealer smiled or said "good luck".  Their tables are spread out over a large casino, and I asked if there were open tables for my price range. The pit boss didn't know and sent me arounfd the whole casino. The non-smoking are was dead except for a $25 table open. No one cares, no customer service or drinks.

Pechanga Resort and Casino  Rating: 9 out of 10

I'm really surprised that some people find this wonderful Casino, not very good.  At the contrary.. I really enjoy it and done not bad at all.  I'm a frequent guest and I do enjoy it very much.  Their Slot machines are great, including the nonsmoking area.  This casino is very accessable closed to the freeway.  Now, talking about the buffet... they need to work a little more on the sevice.  Good thing for the huge Mall just about 2 exits. Several restaurants to enjoy.  I ussally come out even, but I must say... it pays off to have fun at Pechanga !

 Pechanga Resort & Casino website: www.pechanga.com 

Pechanga Resort & Casino
45000 Pechanga Parkway
Temecula, CA 92592

 

Telephone: (909)693-1819  (877)711-2946

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