“This is where they see themselves,” Schwartz said. The Venetian and Palazzo plan to reach out to Barona customers with various offers.ĭavid Schwartz, director of the Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, told the San Diego Union-Tribune the arrangement allows the rural Barona to offer customers something it isn’t - the Strip.
We’re actually complementing Las Vegas and Las Vegas is complementing us.” We’re not competing with Las Vegas any more. “Our frequent casino guests occasionally want the Las Vegas experience and their gamblers occasionally want the San Diego experience. “It’s a win-win-win for all of us,” Barona General Manager Rick Salinas said. The relationship may be one of the first of its kind. has teamed up with the Barona Casino, one of the larger American Indian properties in San Diego, in order to draw more Southern California customers to the Strip.Ĭustomers from the east San Diego County casinos will receive promotional specials at both the Venetian and Palazzo resorts, which will offer those players complimentary hotel, dining and gaming deals.
