Agua Caliente Casino
THE BOTTOM PAYLINE: A table lover's paradise!
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32-250 Bob Hope Dr.Rancho Mirage, CA, 92270
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(888) 999-1995 (toll free), (760) 321-2000 (local) |
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| Casino Size: | 45,000 sq. ft. |
| Slots: | 1,034 |
| Tables: | 49 |
| Restaurants: | 6 |
| Hotel: | No |
| Bar Available: | No |
| Non Smoking Area: | No |
| Legal Age: | 21 & over |
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Editor review
Real Action In Rancho Mirage
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
THE DRIVE: Over the years, Rancho Mirage has been home to Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers... and Agua Caliente Casino. Pass the famous Windmill forest and you're almost there!
THE PARKING: Expect ample parking in a well organized covered garage.
THE CASINO: The casino is being expanded so check back for a new review in 2009!
The current Aqua Caliente Casino is beautiful and easy to navigate because it's one HUGE room. Don't expect many penny slots, most are .2 cents and up. But they have a nice variation of slots and boast more Keno machines than most in the area. Non-smokers will love that nearly half the casino is non-smoking. It can get a bit crowded at peak times because it is loved by the locals (with so many casinos to choose from in the area that says a lot!)
Agua Caliente has a great selection of tables, if you're a table lover you must check it out. In fact, they were the only casino that offered one of our favorite table games, Carribean Stud Poker. Sadly, on our last trip, they no longer had it... let's hope they bring it back!
JACKPOT STORY: One night we went into the high limit room and everyone pitched in a twenty to play a three coin $5 slot machine. On our last pull we hit triple bars all the way across and won around $1200.
THE FOOD: The buffet is open late and worth a last minute visit before you hit the road!
THE HOTEL: Agua Caliente is currently expanding to include a brand new hotel. We'll check it out as soon as we can.
THE ODDS: With a bankroll averaging $300, we've left up more often than not. Also, our friends who live in the area have had big wins on Keno.
THE PAYLINE: Forget any other Rancho Mirage activities (which are pretty much limited to golfing and the Betty Ford Center). You'll have way more fun at Agua Caliente Casino!
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9.0 |
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8.0 |
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7.0 |
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9.0 |
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9.0 |
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9.0 |
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9.0 |
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10.0 |
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10.0 |
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10.0 |
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10.0 |
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9.0 |
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9.0 |
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7.0 |
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8.0 |
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10.0 |
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8.0 |
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Agua Caliente is a hop, skip and a jump from L.A.
Here’s what I love about Agua Caliente: it’s a hop, skip and a jump from L.A. (120 miles door to door ), so I can get in my car and within two hours, I’m sitting at a Keno machine. It’s also five miles from my favorite Rancho Mirage resident and partner in crime, actress Kaye Ballard.
The Agua Caliente showroom, “The Show at Agua Caliente”, is both large and intimate. The 2028 seats allow big audiences. However, the furthest seat from the stage is only 125 feet. And if that’s not intimate enough for you, then two large screens project the action larger than life. It’s a multi-functional venue done in Colors of the Desert in Bloom (greens, yellows, and browns). The floor seats are removable for boxing rings (or maybe one day they’ll have room for lion cages or big tanks of David Blaine’s water.)
And boxes are available on all of the four levels. If you want to have a party, you can book up to fourteen seats in a private suite – two hundred dollars each, which you could easily make if you win just one coverall game of Bingo.
Upcoming shows are big, big, big and so diverse. The Doobie Brothers, Martin Short, Cheap Trick (whad’ja call me?), Cindi Lauper, and Chelsea Handler to name a few. Maybe you’ll see me there for one of my fave rockers, Melissa Ethridge. Then there’ll be Jay Leno, who’s there in June, unless he moves time slots again (what? I can be topical!).
Agua Caliente is a great entertainment destination. Play cards, have dinner, go to a show. It’s so much fun I’m beside myself: there are two of me!
written by Michael Orland
Pianist, Arranger and Associate Musical Director
for the hit FOX-TV series AMERICAN IDOL
User reviews
3 Card Poker is always a blast
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
They have a wide variety of table games including 3 card poker which is a favorite of mine. Large room with expansions happening due to new hotel opening. Can't wait to see the new hotel when it is complete. Sometimes hard to get cocktail service at both tables and the machines. Overall it's worth the short trip down Ramon from down town Palm Springs. It's one of my favorite spots.
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Details for Agua Caliente Casino
Address:
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32-250 Bob Hope Dr.Rancho Mirage, CA, 92270
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Telephone: |
(888) 999-1995 (toll free), (760) 321-2000 (local) |
Website: |
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Map & Directions: |
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| Casino Size: | 45,000 sq. ft. |
| Slots: | 1,034 |
| Tables: | 49 |
| Restaurants: | 6 |
| Hotel: | No |
| Bar Available: | No |
| Non Smoking Area: | No |
| Legal Age: | 21 & over |
BRADLEY-PETERSON, DARCHINYAN-ROJAS SHOWTIME
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Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009 from The Show at Agua Caliente Casino • Resort • Spa
LIVE ON SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/PT
NEW YORK (Oct. 26, 2009) – Unbeaten Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley will make another defense of his World Boxing Organization (WBO) Jr. Welterweight world title in his California desert hometown when he takes on undefeated Lamont Peterson, Saturday, Dec. 12 live on SHOWTIME® (9p ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast). The scheduled 12-round world title fight will emanate from The Show at Agua Caliente Casino • Resort • Spa in Rancho Mirage, Calif., less than 10 miles from where Bradley grew up in North Palm Springs.
In a co-feature, devastating knockout artist Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan will defend his International Boxing Federation (IBF) World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Association (WBA) 115-pound crowns against the hard-hitting Tomas Rojas.
The event is promoted by Gary Shaw Productions. Tickets go on sale Monday, Oct. 26, at 10 a.m. (PT) and will be available for purchase online at www.HotWaterCasino.com/TheShow or by calling Star Tickets at (800) 585-3737.
The 26-year-old Bradley (24-0, 11 KOs), who is coming off a no contest against former unified lightweight world champion Nate Campbell on Aug. 1 on SHOWTIME, is on a hot streak in the stacked 140-pound division. Bradley originally won the fight via highly controversial third-round TKO, but the decision was later changed to a NC by the California State Athletic Commission due to an accidental head butt that opened a cut over Campbell’s left eye.
Prior to the bout with Campbell, Bradley defeated Kendall Holt by way of unanimous decision in a world title unification bout on April 4, in Montreal on SHOWTIME. The aggressive, physical and well-conditioned Bradley captured the WBC crown in Great Britain with an upset victory over Junior Witter on May 10, 2008, and successfully defended it in Biloxi, Miss., the following Sept. 13 against Edner Cherry. Both fights were on SHOWTIME.
Peterson (27-0, 13 KOs), of Washington, D.C., who is one of the hottest prospects in boxing, is coming off a seventh-round TKO over previously unbeaten Willy Blain on April 25, 2009 for the interim WBO junior welterweight title.
The 25-year-old’s story is one of the most compelling in a sport filled with rags-to-riches tales. Peterson and his brother, fellow top-prospect Anthony, were left homeless after their father landed in jail for a drug conviction, leaving the pair fighting on the streets to survive.
After years of homelessness and jumping from foster home to foster home, the Petersons were discovered by trainer Barry Hunter, who took them to his gym and taught them the sweet science. Boxing gave them discipline, hope and the goal to become world champions.
Now, Lamont Peterson has his first shot at a world title against a man that no one in the 140-pound division has been able to beat.
Darchinyan (32-2-1, 26 KOs), of Sydney, Australia, by way of Armenia, is fresh off a shocking 12-round unanimous decision loss to IBF bantamweight champion Joseph King Kong Agbeko on July 11 on SHOWTIME. The two-division world champ Darchinyan, who was heavily favored in the fight, was fighting for the first time at 118 pounds after dominating the 115-pound division.
But Darchinyan, 33, didn’t seem to have the power he was known for in the lower divisions, and Agbeko capitalized on Darchinyan’s mistakes and landed the stronger punches en route to a convincing victory. Now, the four-time world champ will defend his crowns back in the 115-pound division, where he holds victories over Cristian Mijares and Jorge Arce and has shown that his is much more comfortable and effective.
The 29-year-old Rojas (32-11-1, 22 KOs), of Veracruz, Mexico, defeated Everado Morales for the interim WBC super flyweight title on July 18 with a ninth-round TKO. Rojas then defeated Evans Mbamba on Saturday, Oct. 24 in Veracruz, Mexico.
SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING announcers Gus Johnson and Al Bernstein will call the action with Jim Gray reporting from ringside. The executive producer of SHOWTIME Sports is Ray Smaltz, with Bob Dunphy directing.
For information on SHOWTIME Sports, including exclusive video, photos and news links on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING and Strikeforce mixed martial arts telecasts, along with access to the SHOWTIME Sports Facebook® and Twitter® pages, please go to www.Sports.Sho.com.
About Showtime Networks Inc.
Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBS Corporation, owns and operates the premium television networks SHOWTIME®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ and FLIX®, as well as the multiplex channels SHOWTIME 2™, SHOWTIME® SHOWCASE, SHOWTIME EXTREME®, SHOWTIME BEYOND®, SHOWTIME NEXT®, SHOWTIME WOMEN®, SHOWTIME FAMILY ZONE® and THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ XTRA. SNI also offers SHOWTIME HD®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ HD, SHOWTIME ON DEMAND® and THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ ON DEMAND. SNI also manages Smithsonian Networks, a joint venture between SNI and the Smithsonian Institution. All SNI feeds provide enhanced sound using Dolby Digital 5.1. SNI markets and distributes sports and entertainment events for exhibition to subscribers on a pay-per-view basis through SHOWTIME PPV®.
About Agua Caliente Casino • Resort • Spa
Agua Caliente Casino • Resort • Spa in Rancho Mirage and Spa Resort Casino in downtown Palm Springs offer the hottest slots, a variety of table games, live poker and high-limit gaming, plus fine dining, shopping, relaxing spas and luxurious hotel rooms, all in a gorgeous resort setting. Agua Caliente Casino • Resort • Spa is also home to The Show, the premier concert theatre in Southern California featuring headliners like Matchbox Twenty, Tony Bennett, Jay Leno and more. Both resorts are owned and operated by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, which also owns the world-famous Indian Canyons and Tahquitz Canyon hiking trails, Indian Canyons Golf Resort and the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum.
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*** MEDIA ALERT ***
“MISS CALIFORNIA USA® IS COMING TO TELEVISION ON NOVEMBER 22nd.
TRUST ME. ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN!” - DONALD TRUMP
MISS CALIFORNIA USA® GETS MAKEOVER
Stylish wardrobes and backdrop, more contestants and a double crowning make this not your mother’s beauty pageant.
Los Angeles, Oct. 15, 2009—The MISS CALIFORNIA USA pageant is a putting on a brand new face for 2010 with a more stylized production befitting its trend-setting locale.
Airing live from The Show at Agua Caliente Casino•Resort•Spa in Rancho Mirage on Sunday, Nov. 22, the pageant promises to represent a more chic and up-to-the-moment event than in years past in music, program and clothing. It will also increase the number of contestants to 150.
“We’re taking a new look at a traditional idea and energizing it for 2010,” says Keith Lewis, executive director of MISS CALIFORNIA USA. “We’re bringing it into a new decade.”
Gone are sashes and swimsuit uniforms; in are individualized styles that flow and compliment the shapes of the women for a more natural, seamless walk. The Top 10 in the finale of the pageant will don creations by world-renowned fashion designer Tony Bowls.
Adding to the excitement is an announcement that the pageant will be crowning two winners instead of one. Pageant officials did not confirm if it was a proactive response to the controversy of the last year, but instead asked viewers to tune in live to see for themselves. As Donald Trump, owner of the MISS USA pageant, said, “Anything can happen!”
The winner of the MISS CALIFORNIA USA pageant will go on to compete in the MISS USA Pageant, the precursor to Miss Universe.
“This year’s event will be bigger and reflect the progressive attitudes of the contestants as well as our forward-looking state,” says Lewis. “It will change the essence of MISS CALIFORNIA USA from a bathing-suit beauty contest to the style of a runway show during fashion week.”
The pageant will air live November 22nd from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on select CW and MY Television Stations. Check local listings for broadcast information.
About MISS CALIFORNIA USA® and MISS CALIFORNIA TEEN USA®
There really is no better opportunity for today’s ambitious young women. The MISS CALIFORNIA USA® and MISS CALIFORNIA TEEN USA® Pageants bring beautiful young women from throughout the state to compete for this title and the chance to be crowned MISS USA® and MISS TEEN USA®. Stepping up the excitement for 2010, the pageant will increase the number of contestants, feature top designer clothes and incorporate more up-to-date music and programming.
The MISS UNIVERSE®, MISS USA® and MISS TEEN USA® Pageants are a Donald J. Trump and NBC Universal joint venture. If you are interested in information on the upcoming 2010 MISS CALIFORNIA USA® and MISS CALIFORNIA TEEN USA® events, you can call the state offices at K2 Productions at (310) 275-4339 or you may log onto www.MissCaliforniaUSA.com.
About Agua Caliente Casino • Resort • Spa
Agua Caliente Casino • Resort • Spa, a four-diamond resort in Rancho Mirage, and a Spa Resort Casino in downtown Palm Springs offer the hottest slots, a variety of table games, live poker and high-limit gaming, plus fine dining, shopping, relaxing spas and luxurious hotel rooms, all in a gorgeous resort setting. Agua Caliente Casino • Resort • Spa is also home to The Show, the premier concert theatre in Southern California featuring headliners like Matchbox Twenty, Tony Bennett, Jay Leno and more. Both resorts are owned and operated by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, which also owns the world-famous Indian Canyons and Tahquitz Canyon hiking trails, Indian Canyons Golf Resort and the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum. For more information, call (888) 999-1995.
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THE SHOW AT AGUA CALIENTE TO PUT
TWELVE OF ITS HOTTEST 2010 SHOWS ON SALE NOV 23rd!
It’s the Perfect Gift for the Holidays!
RANCHO MIRAGE, CA (October 12, 2009) – The Show at Agua Caliente Casino • Resort • Spa in Rancho Mirage, California is making gift giving easy with the advance sale of 12 of its hottest 2010 shows, beginning November 23rd! It’s the “Twelve Days of Christmas” Show-style!
Events included in this special advance sale:
1/09/10 Jeff Dunham (Comedy) $125, $95, $65
1/22/10 Styx (Rock) $80, $60, $40
2/13/10 Johnny Mathis (Standards) $100, $75, $50
2/20/10 Larry the Cable Guy (Comedy) $125, $95, $65
3/12/10 Martin Short (Comedy) $65, $45, $30
3/11/10 Tony Bennett (Standards) $150, $110, $75
4/01/10 Melissa Etheridge (Blues/Rock) $125, $95, $60
4/09/10 Cyndi Lauper (Pop) $100, $75, $50
5/05/10 Gabriel Iglesias (Comedy) $55, $45, $35, $25
6/04/10 Reba McEntire (Country) $150, $110, $75
6/12/10 Jay Leno (Comedy) $125, $85, $50
6/26/10 Julio Iglesias (Latin) $100, $75, $50
Tickets are available at The Show Box Office, HotWaterCasino.com/TheShow or by calling Star Tickets 1.800.585.3737.
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Tickets are available at The Show Box Office, HotWaterCasino.com/TheShow or by calling Star Tickets 1.800.585.3737.
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Agua Caliente Casino • Resort • Spa in Rancho Mirage and Spa Resort Casino in downtown Palm Springs offer the hottest slots, a variety of table games, live poker and high-limit gaming, plus fine dining, shopping, relaxing spas and luxurious hotel rooms, all in a gorgeous resort setting. Agua Caliente Casino • Resort • Spa is also home to The Show, the premier concert theatre in Southern California featuring headliners like Matchbox Twenty, Tony Bennett, Jay Leno and more. Both resorts are owned and operated by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, which also owns the world-famous Indian Canyons and Tahquitz Canyon hiking trails, Indian Canyons Golf Resort and the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum.
For more information, call 1-888-999-1995
HotWaterCasino.com • SpaResortCasino.com • AguaCaliente-nsn.gov
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