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Check out this interview with Tom Arnold from the North County Times. Tickets are on sale now for only $30 at the Pechanga box office.

What’s your favorite Tom Arnold movie?

If you missed your chance at getting tickets to Ratt w/ Warrant’s show at Pechanga Casino on April 30th, here’s your chance to win great orchestra seats.

Guess ONE of the names of the songs below (which we’ve reversed) and you’ll be entered into our drawing to win two orchestra tickets to their show.

Deadline: April 28 @ 11 p.m. Click here to submit your guess.

Contest Rules: No purchase necessary. Maximum of two guesses will be accepted per person. Must be 21+ to enter a guess. Drawing winner announced April 29th on our Facebook & Twitter pages.

Our favorite (and the crowd’s favorite) came from Lisa W. for the ’90s classic ‘Saved by the Bell’:

“I would say they should make a Saved by the Bell slot machine. If you get 5 bells you get to play the “after school bonus” If you get 5 screeches you lose money. if you get 5 slaters you get to play the “pump up your muscles” game.”

Congrats to Lisa on winning a Pechanga spa gift card for her creative idea. Below are some more of our favorites:

Scarface
“The icons can be Pelicans, Tony Montana’s face, cool guns and money stacks… There can be a shootout bonus round where you earn credits by selection until you get “Hit” (end of bonus)…A mob takeover round where you get credits by selection until you, well, get taken over (end of bonus) there can also be a progressive jackpot where you move from small time thug to Kingpin. Also, a really cool rumble pack and speakers in the seat to make it exciting!” - Gen A.

The Bachelor
“I would like to play a slot machine based off of a Reality TV Show like The Bachelor! And when the Bonus hit, we can see the individual women progress with the bachelor; if they got a rose or went home, if the dates went good or bad..etc LOL!” - Felicia M.

The Exorcist
“The Exorcist and when you hit the bonus the chair is going to shake, and shake…” - Saúl I. 

Twilight…of course
 ”Twilight..match the vampires….Do you know how many women would play that slot for hours!!!!:) watch out for werewolves…Spin Bella’s Bonus Wheel for a “Heart Stopping” good Time…” - Laura L.

The Osbourne’s
“Ozzy biting batheads off, Jack splurting out rude comments, Kelly flitting around with dance costumes, Sharon picking up dog crap everywhere, neighbors throwing turkeys over walls…you could have a field day with that one. :)” - Kristyl A. 

The Biggest Loser
“Maybe Biggest Loser. In order to play the slot, you’d have to pedal…play slots - get healthy!” - Tina C.

We especially liked that last one — nothing better than staying healthy while gaming.

Clash of the Titans (original)
“I think it should be Clash of the Titans, old school, with special bonus rounds for the Zeus’ realm (good) and the underworld (bad). And battling the Kraken would be a different extra spins/bonus section.” - Cheryl S.

Be on the lookout for the ‘American Idol’ slot machine coming soon to Pechanga.

Question: What do you think about the idea of slot machines with 3D screens? Would you play an ‘Avatar’ slot machine in 3D?

Silk the Club presents our ‘Next Silk Dancer,’ a contest we will be running through Silk’s Facebook page.

How to Enter: Post a photo of yourself on Silk’s Facebook page by May 9. Finalists will be posted and voted on. Contestants with the most votes will get the chance to dance in front of a live audience and judges May 28 at Silk.

Grand Prize: $1,500 cash prize, a 6-month contract with Brickhouse Entertainment (the independent company Silk contracts its dancers through) and a Pechanga spa treatment.

No purchase necessary. Management reserves all rights. Brickhouse Entertainment reserves rights to contract terms.

Pechanga Poker presents ‘Fold or Call?,’ a Facebook & Twitter contest/game that asks what you would do in certain poker situations.

If your choice turns out to be the right move once the hand is played out, you’ll be entered to win a $50 Pechanga dining gift card.

Here is this week’s situation, submitted by Facebook fan Adrianne H.:

You are in first position with $7k in chips and pocket Kings (Kd & Kc).

The flop is: Jh 7d 4d.

You immediately raise $1k and two players fold. One player, however, goes all-in with $5k. 

Call or Fold? Submit your entry via Facebook or Twitter. Or discuss strategy in the comments area below.

Contest rules: 1 entry per person (one network only). No purchase necessary. Hand is played out and winner is announced at 8:30 p.m.

Click read more to see how the hand played out:

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“A Special Intimate Performance benefitting the Sidewalk Angels Foundation”

In the Summer of 2010, fans will have the rare opportunity to see multi-Grammy Award winning superstar Rob Thomas perform a limited number of concerts benefiting Sidewalk Angels Foundation, a non-profit organization Thomas founded with his wife Marisol. Sidewalk Angels Foundation, works hand in hand with charities in and around America’s big cities to address social issues for humans and animals alike.

Thomas will perform at the Pechanga Theater on August 6. Tickets will go on sale at pechanga.com on May 1. Orchestra = $110, Golden = $90, Silver = $75.

Check out the video below for an idea of what an intimate, acoustic performance with Rob Thomas is like:

Richie is a member of the Torres Martinez tribe located near Indio, California. He came to Pechanga in 1996 as a poker dealer and earned his way into the position of Casino Shift Manager within a few short years.

His love of poker and his hunger for a good challenge brought him to the position of Poker Room Manager in 2006. When he’s not working, Richie coaches girls, kids and men’s softball and he loves sports.

When asked; “What is your vision for Pechanga’s Poker Room in 2010?” He replied, “To create an unforgettable experience for our poker players and set the standards for customer service to an all time high.”

Pechanga Poker presents ‘Call or Fold,’ a Facebook & Twitter contest/game that asks what you would do in certain poker situations.

If your choice turns out to be the right move once the hand is played out, you’ll be entered to win a $50 Pechanga dining gift card.

Here is this week’s situation:

The chip leader is first to act in front of the Big Blind (under the gun). The chip leader raises 1/4 of his stack and you look at your cards to find pocket aces. 

You decide to smooth call in hopes of enticing additional callers behind you, but everyone else folds and you go “heads up” to the flop.

The flop is: 4-clubs, 7-spades, Q-hearts

The chip leader immediately pushes all-in…

Call or Fold? Submit your entry via Facebook or Twitter. Or discuss strategy in the comments area below.

Contest rules: 1 entry per person (one network only). No purchase necessary. Hand is played out and winner is announced one hour following start of contest.

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This week’s winner is Matt R. who had two great tips, most notably this tip about pacing when playing slots:

“Don’t get anxious. If you are losing, slow down. Take a breath, take a drink. Remember it’s only a game and wait a minute before you pull the lever. At least for me, the more anxious I get, the faster I make my next bet, the more I lose. Slow and methodic seems to be the ticket…” - Matt R.

Matt’s tip is one of the most important you should always remember. It’s easy to lose yourself and get overexcited; remember to slow down and think about your bets.

And for blackjack players, Matt also suggested: “Float by the tables and look for the one where the deck is winning. Sit down and play. As soon as the deck starts losing, get up and move on. Find the next winning deck.”

Here’s another great tip from Jeanette:

“As soon as you double your money or more, cash out of that machine and put the ticket away. Start with a new bill, when it’s doubled do the same thing, if you lose it, leave. At the end of the night you will have money to cash in.”

Plus some craps fans stopped by with some tips:

“On the come out roll on craps, always call the Buffalo bet…all the hard ways and the yo!” - Debi

“Play the horn bet on the craps table! Best odds payout!” - Jennifer

Guess the name of the song below (which we’ve reversed) and you’ll be entered into our drawing to win two orchestra tickets to her show. Deadline: April 6 @ 11:59 p.m. Click here to submit your guess.

UPDATE: Congrats to Susana C. who won the contest by correctly guessing the song: Culpable O Inocente. Thanks to everyone who submitted a guess and be on the lookout for more contests like this soon.

Contest Rules: No purchase necessary. Maximum of two guesses will be accepted per person. Must be 21+ to enter a guess. Drawing winner announced April 8th on our Facebook & Twitter pages.

• The Pechanga Buffet will have brunch from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for $24.95 per adult and $12.95 for children ages 3 to 11; menu options include herb-crusted top round, glazed bone-in ham, hot and cold snow crab, peel-and-eat shrimp and more.
• Journey’s End will have brunch from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. for $32 per person; menu items include beef tips with port wine sauce, grilled marinated leg of lamb, pork tenderloin with a fig demi-glaze and more.
  
  
• Great Oak Steakhouse will serve a three-course meal from 5 to 10 p.m. for $55 per person; menu options include pan-seared Colorado lamb porterhouse, herb-panko crusted black cod, celery root soup, chocolate pistachio panna cotta, and more.
  
  
• The Seafood Grotto will offer a pair of three-course meals from 5 to 10 p.m. for $48 per person; the two options are grilled filet mignon with broiled langoustines and slow-roasted tomatoes with grilled pineapple, and habanero barbecue-glazed salmon with corn relish and red beans and rice.
  
  
• Paisano’s Italian will serve a three-course dinner from 5 to 10 p.m. for $45 per person; menu items include prosciutto and artichoke salad, pan-roasted pork chop, sauteed monkfish, coffee creme angalise and more.
  
  
• Kelsey’s will serve a three-course meal for $24.95 per person, with items such as grilled flat iron steak, sauteed salmon, chocolate dome cake and more.
  
  
• Pechanga Cafe will serve a three-course meal for $21.50 per person with items such as pork chops, grilled salmon and pecan pie.

Check out this article/interview from the Californian about MC Hammer and his upcoming show at the Pechanga Theater.

He talks about everything from his family, businesses, religious life and his past/present/future music career.

What do you think about MC Hammer’s career thus far?