Recently, my wife and I lived large at six local casinos. My assignment: A high-roller fact-finding mission. That includes casino-resorts Barona, Harrah’s, Pala, Pechanga, Sycuan, Valley View, and Viejas, and casino-only properties Golden Acorn, Jamul Casino, and Pauma. The ten area casinos use player’s club cards to track your betting habits. For Super Bowl LVI, Pechanga filled a luxury limo bus with 20 high-ranked “Jade” level players for door-to-door service to the game. The casino also has suites at SoFi Stadium for Los Angeles Rams and Chargers games. VIPs get perks like Andrea Bocelli concert tickets (coming June 15). Pechanga’s name is on the former San Diego Sports Arena. “On-property, it’s our job is to make sure high rollers have everything they like,” she says. For the last decade, she’s been director of casino VIP marketing at Pechanga Resort Casino.

Over her 28-year career, Kara Montanarella has been a host, manager, and director in Las Vegas casinos. VIPs get perks: Free play on slot machines. At San Diego-area casinos, if your bets are big, you’ll get noticed. Please call 61 at least 24 hours in advance to reserve a wheelchair equipped bus for your desired route.Image Credits Journey at Pechanga: Photo by Aidan Bradley Dive: Photo by Ron Donoho All other photography: courtesy Wheelchair Lift-Equipped Buses – Buses with wheelchair lifts are available upon request and are subject to availability. Neither Sycuan Casino nor the bus company is responsible for customer vehicles left at the pick-up locations, or for providing alternate transportation to anyone missing a scheduled departure time. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis and there is no reserved seating.

Food or beverages, excluding bottled water, are not allowed on the bus. Sycuan Casino team members have priority seating. Must be 21 years of age or older to ride on bus. Travel time to Sycuan Casino is approximately 25 minutes.

The El Cajon shuttle bus boards at the Casino Connection across from the El Cajon Transit Center.

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