The Spotlight 29 Casino is an Native American gambling enterprise

Native American gambling enterprises

Native American gaming enterprises are gaming businesses operated on Indian reservations or tribal land in the United States. Indian tribes have limited sovereignty over these businesses and therefore are granted the ability to establish gambling enterprises outside of direct state...

, of the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians

Mission Indians

Mission Indians is a term for many Native California tribes, primarily living in coastal plains, adjacent inland valleys and mountains, and on the Channel Islands in central and southern California, United States. The tribes had established comparatively peaceful cultures varying from 250 to 8,000...

, located in Coachella, California

Coachella, California

Coachella is a city in Riverside County, California; it is the easternmost city in the region collectively known as the Coachella Valley...

, USA. The casino has 2,000 slot machines, 30 table games, and an 11 table poker room. The casino also has a 2,200 seat showroom.

History

On January 14, 1995, the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians

Mission Indians

Mission Indians is a term for many Native California tribes, primarily living in coastal plains, adjacent inland valleys and mountains, and on the Channel Islands in central and southern California, United States. The tribes had established comparatively peaceful cultures varying from 250 to 8,000...

 opened the Spotlight 29. In April 2002, the casino changed management to Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, and was renamed "Trump 29". In 2006, the management contract ended and the casino's name reverted back to "Spotlight 29".

Restaurants

• JEM Steakhouse
• Cafe Capitata
• Food Court
  • McDonald's
    McDonald's
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  • Jalapeños Grill & Ice Cream Shop
  • Checker Box Corner

Expansion

The casino is currently adding a 200-room four-star hotel, pool/recreation area, spa and covered cabanas, health spa, convention center, and a four-story parking garage. The first phase (currently under construction) consists of a 1,245-space parking garage on the northwest corner of the property adjacent to Highway 86S. Construction of the garage is expected to be complete during 2008 with construction of the second phase following shortly thereafter.

External links

• Spotlight 29 Casino

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