Barona Resort & Casino voted "Best Casino" in Southern California by Gaming Guide readers

SAN DIEGO, CA -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Southern California Gaming readers have named Barona Resort & Casino the Best Casino in Southern California in the 2012 Best of Southern California Gaming Reader's Choice Awards. Barona was honored with five first place wins and seven honors overall.

Readers' votes also put Barona at the top of the list in the following categories: Best Service; Best Steakhouse -- Barona Steakhouse; Best Blackjack and Best Golf Course -- Barona Creek Golf Club.

"We are so honored to be voted as the best in so many categories by the readers of the Southern California Gaming Guide," said Rick Salinas, general manager of Barona Resort & Casino. "Giving players a great gaming experience is our highest priority and we are so pleased to hear from the publication's readers that we have succeeded in reaching that goal."

The latest awards come just weeks after Barona earned the top spot in eight categories in the 2012 U-T San Diego's Best Reader's Poll. Those categories included Best Local Casino; Loosest Slots; Best Brunch; Best Buffet; Best Business Lunch; Best Casino Restaurant; Best Filipino Restaurant; Best Pho/Noodle House; and Best Golf Course.

Known as San Diego's loosest casino, Barona offers 2,000 slot and video poker machines, monitored by The Barona Loose Troop® to ensure they are the loosest around. Additionally, the casino features over 80 table games including Blackjack, Pai Gow Poker, Caribbean Stud, Barona Craps, Three-Card Poker, Four-Card Poker, Mississippi Stud, Let It Ride, Baccarat and Barona Roulette, as well as the latest innovations in chipless gaming including Chipless Roulette Barona®, Chipless Three-Card Poker and Chipless Blackjack Barona®.