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Article: Prop. 1A May Impact More Than Reservations.(card casinos, such as Ocean's Eleven, in Oceanside, California, are concerned about the possibility of Native Americans being given the right to develop casinos in the state)
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- San Diego Business Journal
- Article date:
- February 21, 2000
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Ocean's Eleven card casino in Oceanside has a big promotion right now.
The 3-year-old club is hosting a $200,000 free-roll card tournament. It's said to be the largest free-roll tournament in gambling history.
Why is the club making it a big todo? It's a matter of survival, said Bob Moyer, partner and general manager for Ocean's Eleven.
"We have to come up with ways to promote our casino to bring people here rather than them going to the (Indian) reservations, where they have slot machines and the 21 game, which we can't play."
With possible passage of the constitutional amendment on Indian casinos just a couple weeks away, Moyer and ...