Viejas Casino
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The exterior of the Viejas casino.
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| Location | Alpine, California |
| Address | 5000 Willows Road |
| Opening date | September 13, 1991 |
| No. of rooms | 237 |
| Total gaming space | 133,000 sq ft (12,400 m2) |
| Signature attractions |
Outlet mall Bowling Alley |
| Notable restaurants |
The Grove Steakhouse The Cafe at Viejas The Buffet at Viejas Far East Express North Of The Border Willows Coffee Bar |
| Casino type | Land-based |
| Owner | Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians |
| Renovated in | 2007 2013 2015 |
| Website | viejas.com |
Coordinates: 32°50′30.62″N 116°42′17.66″W / 32.8418389°N 116.7049056°W
Viejas Casino and Resort is a hotel casino and outlet center owned by the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians, located in Alpine, California. The casino has over 2,000 slot machines, up to 86 table games, four restaurants, a deli, bingo, an off-track betting facility, lounge, concert venues and multiple indoor and outdoor meeting spaces. Opened in March 2013, the original hotel had 128 rooms; an expansion was completed in October 2015 with the opening of an additional hotel tower with 109 deluxe rooms and luxury suites increasing hotel accommodations to a total of 237 rooms and suites.
In 1932, The Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians purchased the reservation with their share of proceeds from a forced eviction from the area now containing El Capitan Reservoir. The Viejas tribe is one of seven California tribes that signed a modified compact with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger granting unlimited slot machines in return for higher payments to the state.
In 1977, the Viejas Bingo Room opened in the Ma Tar Awa RV Park on the Viejas reservation. The Viejas Casino opened its doors on September 13, 1991. The bingo room was moved inside the casino from the RV resort in 1994. Six years later, a new bingo room was built east of the casino. In 2006 a $19 million project to remodel the casino was completed.
In 2007 the Viejas tribe announced an $800 million expansion project including a second casino, hotel, and parking garage. That expansion project was never completed, but as of November 17, 2015, the Viejas Casino and Resort has a newly renovated non-smoking casino area, a 5 story parking garage, and an expanded section of the hotel which was officially opened on October 30, 2015. A poker room was added in early 2016 but was later removed. The addition of a new hotel is expected to be completed by the end of 2017.
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