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Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino Certified With Loosest Table Games in California for Blackjack and Roulette
Official Certifications Ensure Best Odds of Winning
| Source: Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino
SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - November 10, 2008) - Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino announced
today that it has been certified as having the loosest blackjack and the
loosest roulette in California. The Blackjack Hall of Fame, which consists
of the 18 most revered blackjack experts, authors and professional players
in history, has certified Barona as having the most liberal games. Michael
Shackleford, A.S.A. a professional actuary and owner of WizardofOdds.com,
has also certified that Barona has the loosest roulette in California and
the loosest blackjack in the San Diego area.
"We designed our games to give our players the best odds possible," said
Rick Salinas, general manager of Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino. "But
we are now excited to receive third party confirmation of our great odds.
Our blackjack and roulette games are two examples of winning moments
players can experience at Barona."
The Blackjack Hall of Fame honorees who certified Barona's blackjack as the
loosest in the California included Max Rubin, a former casino executive,
professional blackjack player and best-selling author; James Grosjean,
computer analyst and professional player; and Stanford Wong, author and
inventor of the "Wonging" strategy and publisher of "Current Blackjack
News." Barona features 21 tables, offering Single- or Double-deck Blackjack
with Surrender.
"If you play Blackjack and Roulette to win, then Barona is the place to
play," said Rubin. "In my business, I've played in almost all of the
casinos across the nation. As a result, in addition to offering the best
odds and the loosest games, I have found that Barona has the friendliest
dealers and the best overall customer service of any casino in America."
According to WizardofOdds.com, the single zero roulette is the only one in
California, which significantly improves the players odds. In addition,
Barona has the best blackjack rules anywhere in California for high-limit
play. The low-limit tables have the best rules in the San Diego area.
"The goal of my Web site and my work, in general, is to increase players'
wins and minimize their losses," said Shackleford. "After analyzing
Barona's blackjack and roulette table games, I have verified that Barona
has the most liberal rules in California. Players have a real chance of
winning here."
Ranked "Highest in Satisfaction in the Southern California Indian Gaming
Experience" in the J.D. Power and Associates' 2008 Southern California
Indian Gaming Casino Satisfaction Study, Barona Valley Ranch Resort &
Casino blends the best of San Diego's most elegant resorts with the gaming
excitement of Las Vegas. Barona is San Diego's leading destination resort
featuring 400 luxury guest rooms and suites, nine award-winning dining
options, the AmBience Day Spa, a full-service events center, and the
18-hole championship Barona Creek Golf Club, rated the 3rd best resort
course in California by Golfweek magazine. For current progressive amounts
and Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino reservations and information, visit
www.barona.com, or call toll free 888-7-BARONA (722-7662).
Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino received the highest numerical score
among casinos with a minimum of 2,000 slot machines in the proprietary J.D.
Power and Associates 2008 Southern California Indian Gaming Casino
Satisfaction Study(SM). Study based on responses from 1,766 responses from
gaming players who visited an Indian casino in Southern California between
December 2007 and June 2008. Proprietary study results are based on
experiences and perceptions of consumers surveyed in May-June 2008. Your
experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com.