Pechanga Resort and Casino

Pechanga Resort and Casino is an Indian Casino on the Pechanga Indian Reservation in Temecula, California. Pechanga Resort and Casino is the largest casino in the state of California with approximately 205,000 square feet of gaming space.

In June 2002, the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians opened the $262 million Pechanga Resort & Casino complex. The resort, which was designed to highlight the tribe’s Luiseño culture, includes: an 85,000-square-foot (7,900 m²) casino, 1,200-seat showroom, 515,000-square-foot (47,800 m²), 14-story, 522-room hotel and 38,800-square-foot (3,600 m²) convention center, 1,200-seat showroom, 200-seat cabaret lounge, and seven restaurants. The casino section includes 4,300 slot machines, and 96 table games. In 2004, the tribe began and completed construction of a new gaming area, which added almost 35,000 square feet (0,000 m²) including a new nightclub, Silk, and the Round Bar. The new poker room features 60 tables of play, including no limit poker. Also included are about 60 new card tables. The new casino also features a new sportsbar and restaurant, and six eateries at the food court.

Pechanga Resort and Casino is Temecula Valley’s number one employer, with about 5,000 people employed.

The performance venue has hosted musicals, including Chicago, and performers including singer and actress Liza Minnelli, and comedian Jerry Seinfeld among others. Guests must be 21 to gamble on the property; the age limit was raised from 18 in 2003.