In documents filed when it reopened its casino in 1995, Rincon tribal officials estimated that it would gross $12 million a year.īut U.S. It has become a major benefactor of local charities and employs singer Kenny Rogers as its spokesman. The Barona casino east of San Diego, for example, grosses more than $60 million a year. Nevada-style slot machines are seen as the key to making Indian gambling profitable. In April 1995, with capital supplied by Columbia Group, the 20,000-square-foot Rincon casino reopened with a flourish, offering patrons 400 video poker slot machines like those featured at parlors in San Diego County run by the Sycuan, Barona and Viejas tribes. He suggested that one explanation was that she had a previous link to Ferruccio but none to the Chicago figures. Mitchell Dembin said it is unclear why Calac stood against the Chicago mob but allegedly assisted the Pittsburgh mob.
