Venue: Pechanga Resort Casino
Address: 45000 Pechanga Parkway
Town: California, US

Pechanga Resort Casino is a Native American casino and integrated resort on the Pechanga Indian Reservation adjacent to the city of Temecula, California. It is one of the largest casino/resorts in the United States, with more than 5,400 slot machines and approximately 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m2) of gaming space. The Pechanga tribe had obtained an additional 235 acres of flat land along the Temecula-Pala road in 1907, named the Kelsey tract after the Bureau of Indian Affairs agent who recommended the purchase, C.E. Kelsey. On June 24, 2002, the $262 million Pechanga Resort & Casino opened its doors on the tract. The resort, which was designed to highlight the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians' culture, included an 85,000 sq ft (7,900 m2) casino, 1,200-seat showroom, 515,000 sq ft (47,800 m2), 14-story (522-room) hotel and 38,800 sq ft (3,600 m2) convention center, 200-seat cabaret lounge, Eagle's Nest Lounge and seven restaurants. In November 2004, a 100,000 sq ft (9,300 m2) expansion opened, adding additional gaming space, a high-limit gaming area, a food court area, and Kelsey's, a sports-themed restaurant. In 2018, Pechanga completed a 27-month, $300 million expansion that doubled its hotel room capacity to 1,090, expanded its spa facility to 25,000 square feet, created a 40,000-square foot events center, and built a 4 ½-acre tropical pool complex that features a dedicated restaurant, swim-up bar, three pools, two waterslides, a fountain, and 27 cabanas. In 2020, after the COVID-19 pandemic, the indoor property was made entirely smoke-free; smoking is permitted in designated areas outside. Pechanga Resort & Casino is the Temecula Valley's largest employer with nearly 4,500 employees, and one of the largest private employers in Riverside County. Pechanga Resort Casino has one of the largest casino floors in the country totaling 200,000 square feet, larger than the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. It features more than 5,000 Vegas-style slot machines in a completely non-smoking