Santa Ysabel Resort & Casino is an Indian owned and operated casino

Casino

In modern English, a casino is a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships or other tourist attractions...

 located on the Santa Ysabel Indian Reservation in Santa Ysabel, California

Santa Ysabel, California

Santa Ysabel is an unincorporated community in California, in the east half of San Diego County. It is home to Santa Ysabel Asistencia, a Spanish mission...

. It is owned and operated by Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueño Indians

Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel

The Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of Kumeyaay Indians, who are sometimes known as Mission Indians.-Reservation:...

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The casino has 349 slot machines and six gaming tables as well as live poker

Poker

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 and live black jack

Black Jack

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. It is also in close proximity to Lake Henshaw

Lake Henshaw

Lake Henshaw is a Reservoir in San Diego County, Californiaat the southeast base of Palomar Mountain, approximately miles northeast of San Diego, California and miles southeast of Los Angeles....

, Julian

Julian, California

Julian is a census-designated place in San Diego County, California, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,502, down from 1,621 at the 2000 census.Julian is an official California Historical Landmark No. 412...

 and Warner Springs

Warner Springs, California

Warner Springs is a small unincorporated community in northern San Diego County, California. It is associated with two National Historic Landmarks, the Oak Grove Butterfield Stage Station and Warner's Ranch, both connected to the Butterfield Overland Mail stagecoach line. It is also near the...

. The Santa Ysabel tribal Chairman is Virgil Perez. Although it is called "Santa Ysabel Resort & Casino," there is currently no established resort

Resort

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 or hotel

Hotel

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History

The casino opened its doors on April 11, 2007 and there is yet no established resort

Resort

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External links

• Official website