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Total Funds Distributed by the LDC over 11 Years Surpasses $222 Million in Support of Anne Arundel County Operational and Capital Programs, Non-Profit Organizations and Community Associations

Hanover, MD (September 14, 2023) The Cordish Companies, Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland and the Anne Arundel County Local Development Council (LDC) today awarded more than $18.8 million in local impact and community grants to organizations in Anne Arundel County for Fiscal Year 2024. The recipients were honored at a grantee ceremony, held today at the Event Center at Live!

This years grants bring the total funds generated by Live! Casino & Hotel in support of Anne Arundel County organizations to more than $222 million since the casino opened 11 years ago.

Cordish Gaming Chief Financial Officer Travis Lamb, Maryland State Senator Pam Beidle, Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman, and members of the Local Development Council (LDC) presented the grants to recipients including County and municipality operational and capital programs, community grants to support human services, community revitalization and beautification, and programs to enhance quality education services and opportunities throughout the Anne Arundel County community. The grant awards were suggested by the LDC to the County Executive, who included the recommendations in his FY2024 Budget.

For over a decade, Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland and The Cordish Companies have prioritized giving back to our local community where our guests and Team Members live and work, said Travis Lamb, CFO of Cordish Gaming. These grants are vital to the organizations and groups in Anne Arundel County and we are proud to be able to make such an impactful contribution to this region.

We are grateful to have Live! Casino & Hotels sustained loyalty and commitment to our partnership for the past several years. With their support, we have been able to provide local Anne Arundel County residents with impactful capital projects as well as critical resources and services through the work of food banks, social services, workforce development, education programs, public safety and more. We are happy to see the positive impact of the LDCs continued partnership with Live! flourish in the community, said Karen McJunkin, LDC Chairperson.

I want to thank Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland, The Cordish Companies, and the Local Development Council for their contribution to the organizations and programs that serve Anne Arundel County, said County Executive Pittman. This funding supports local projects, county agencies and nonprofits that provide vital resources to residents in need.

The Local Impact Grant Recipients for Fiscal Year 2024 include:

Recipients of the over $400,000 in Community Non-Profit Grants include the following:

Anne Arundel Conflict Resolution Center $40,000 for human services

Housing Commission of Anne Arundel County $40,000 for human services

My Life Foundation $38,825 for human services

Special Olympics $15,000 for human services

Dorchester View Homeowners Assoc. $30,000 for beautifying the community

Severn Crest Homeowners Assoc. $39,350 for beautifying the community

St. Marks United Methodist Church $25,000 for beautifying the community

The Enclave at Arundel Preserve Homeowners Assoc. $25,000 for beautifying the community

CPSTS $25,000 for enhancing education

Grow Home $25,000 for enhancing education

Opportunity Builders $40,000 for enhancing education

New Kingdom Faith Christian Church $40,000 for enhancing education

The Complete Player Charity $40,000 for enhancing education

LDC impact The Local Development Council was established in Anne Arundel County after the opening of Live! Casino & Hotel on June 6, 2012. Appointed by the County Executive, the Local Development Council consists of 15 members to serve and advise the County on recommendations for the distribution and expenditure of revenues raised at Live! Casino & Hotel through local impact grants. Arundel Community Development Services, Inc. (ACDS) manages the $18 million budget process and serves as the grant administrator on behalf of Anne Arundel County and the Local Development Council.

Since its formation in 2012, the LDC has awarded more than $222 million in grants towards county operational and capital programs, and community grants.

Non-profit organizations and community associations doing work within a three-mile radius of Live! Casino & Hotel are eligible to apply for a FY25 LDC Community Grant. If interested, please visit the Countys website or email @ info@acdsinc.org for more information. Applications for Community Grants will open in early November.

For more information, visit https://www.aacounty.org/video-lottery-facility-local-development-council.

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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which isan annual campaign to raise awareness of breast cancer risks and the value of screening and early detection, while also raising funds for cancer research.

To bring focus onBreast Cancer Awareness Month, the Chumash Casino Resort, located inSanta Ynez, California, will launch its annual Project Pink campaign on Sunday, October 1, 2023, to raise funds for a local nonprofit organization by selling pink-colored sweets, snacks and drinks throughout its eateries.

The resorts dedicated Food and Beverage Department will have its delicious, meticulously crafted creations on display to raise both awareness and funds for breast cancer research. For the second year in a row, a portion of this years proceeds will be donated, along with a dollar-for-dollar matching grant from the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Foundation, to the Ridley-Tree Cancer Center, which is supported by the Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara.

Every October, our Food and Beverage Department steps up for this worthy cause, devoting countless hours into making our annual Project Pink campaign a success, Kenneth Kahn, Tribal Chairman for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians said. The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians is proud to again be able to raise much-needed funds for Ridley-Tree Cancer Center, which is dedicated to the health and well-being of our community.

Some of this years featured Project Pink menu items that will be on display on October 1 in the resorts Grains & Grounds dessert case will be:

These standouts will join the resorts familiar Project Pink lineup of the popular chocolate molds of high heel shoes, flat shoes, purses and more.

"We are genuinelyhonored and grateful to be the recipients of the Chumash Casino Resort's Project Pink campaign,shares Matt Baumann, DBA, MBA, Vice President of Oncology, Ridley-Tree Cancer Center.The proceeds from this critical fundraising campaign will be used to directly care for ourcommunity'sbreast cancer patients by supporting vital clinical trials, access and integrative care programs at Ridley-Tree Cancer Center. Project Pink is a perfect example of what it looks like when a community wraps around the needs of its people, caring for them in their time of greatest need. With the support of the Chumash Casino Resort, Ridley-Tree Cancer Center looks forward to advancing breast cancer research and treatment, whileimproving survival and quality of life for thousands of patients."

The Ridley-Tree Cancer Center, located in Santa Barbara and Solvang, focuses on being a regional destination for oncology services that ranks among the best major treatment centers, ensuring they deliver superior care to their patients, close to home, regardless of the means to pay. For more information on the Ridley-Tree Cancer Center, including how to donate, please visithttps://cfsb.org/giving-to-cfsb/give-now/.

The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians has donated more than $25 million to hundreds of groups, organizations and schools in the community and across the nation as part of the tribes long-standing tradition of giving. To find out more about the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Foundation and its giving programs, visitwww.santaynezchumash.org.

Located on Highway 246 in Santa Ynez, California, the Chumash Casino Resort is open 24/7 and is an age 21-and-older facility. For more information on menu items, visitwww.chumashcasino.com/dining.

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Israel has produced many entrepreneurs and successful tech-based startups. Among these, a standout success narrative can be found if we examine 888 Holdings, an enterprise that has not only grown from humble origins but has also become a dominant force in the United Kingdom's casino industry and influenced the broader landscape of online gaming as well, saysCasinoGambler.co.ukspokesperson.

The inception of 888 Holdings dates back to 1997, when it sprang to life in Tel Aviv, courtesy of the visionaries Avi Shaked, Ron Ben-Yitzhak, Shay Ben-Yitzhak, and Aaron Shakedfour Israeli entrepreneurs who embarked on an extraordinary journey. The genesis of this enterprise can be traced to a moment of inspiration experienced by Aaron Shaked during a dental conference in Monte Carlo. It was here that he was struck by the hitherto untapped concept of constructing an entirely digital casino. On returning to his homeland, he and his brother carefully documented observations they gathered at a physical casino, ultimately persuading another pair of brothers to join them in their audacious endeavor.

Not ones for half-measures the Shaked brothers gave everything to the project, including themortgagingof their homes to acquire the funds they needed to set up the enterprise. Originally named "Virtual Holdings Limited," the company offered virtual casino games to a worldwide audience and quickly became popular by filling a niche that was as yet not saturated with similar services. The company continues to innovate and attempt to fill niches that the market is not currently exploiting, allowing it to remain in a dominant position within the industry.

The two sets of brothers had no experience in the online gaming field, but they had a dream and each brought some sort of expertise to the endeavor. Avi Shaked, now a former dentist, used his history with marketing to drive advertising for the new casino brand, an important function. Meanwhile, Ron Ben-Yitzhak and Shay Ben-Yitzhak, both software engineers, built the platform and designed the games on it. Shay, in particular, held the position of Chief Technical Officer until 2006. Aaron Shaked, a lawyer, organized the legal necessities of the enterprise. Over the years the leadership of the company has changed, but nothing will ever change the fact that two pairs of brothers set out together and worked hard to make their ideas into a reality.

888 Holdings grew steadily over the next few years and in 2005, the company went public on the London Stock Exchange. Shortly thereafter, with an eye to consolidate its place in the industry and expand its portfolio, the company acquired several other online gaming websites, including Pacific Poker and Casino-on-Net. Although Pacific Poker ceased operations in 2006, in the wake of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), which impacted all U.S.-based gambling websites, 888 Holdings continued its steady growth and later re-entered the now-regulated U.S. market. The Shaked brothers, when the company went public in 2005, amassed an estimated USD 204 million in proceeds.

In 2021,888 Holdingsseized the spotlight by orchestrating its acquisition of William Hill, an iconic figure within the annals of U.K. bookmaking history. This addition to the company solidified its foothold in the UK gaming market and allowed it to broaden its scope with the assistance of William Hill's sports betting expertise and brick-and-mortar storefronts. A noteworthy aspect of this deal lies in the fact that, just a few years prior, William Hill had pursued a 700 million bid to acquire 888 Holdings. Remarkably, the tables had turned, and William Hill itself became the subject of acquisition just a few short years later.

888 Holdings' acquisition of William Hill launched it into the company of global gambling giants and allowed it to reinforce its dominance within the U.K. casino sphere. As the company has evolved from its nascent origins, its innovative ethos, unwavering commitment to responsible gaming, and strategic acquisitions have propelled it to the vanguard of the U.K. casino industry. With its recent absorption of William Hill, 888 Holdings stands poised to continue its ascendancy and shape the future contours of the online gaming landscape.

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Ken Mallory (left), a member of the Nebraska Winnebago Tribe's Tribal Council, and Dave Anderson, vice president of the Nebraska Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, place the first legal sports bets at WarHorse Casino in Lincoln in June.

WarHorse Lincoln is a work in progress, an endeavor that has only scratched the surface of its potential, its ownership group says.

"It's really going to be something," says Lance Morgan, CEO of Ho-Chunk Inc., the economic development arm of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska that operates the casino.

But for now,the casino is currently being housed in a smaller building, while beyond the parking lot is a construction zone that will someday house a larger, 48,000-square-foot permanent casino, hotel and horse racing track.

The dirt work has begun on phase two, which will double the size of the existing casino by October 2024. Meanwhile, work continues on Legacy Downs at WarHorse, a seven-eighths of a mile horse track that is set to be ready in the spring.

And phase three the addition of the hotel and more casino space, restaurants and lounges and an expanded sports book in the coming years, will make WarHorse Lincoln a destination, Morgan says.

All that said, Nebraska's first state-sanctioned casino has found its way in its first year of operation, but those intimately involved say it's nothing compared to where it will be in the coming years.

"I think that you have to think about this as a little bit of a process," Morgan said.

But everything suggests that the first year even with abbreviated service and amenities has been nothing short of successful.

"It has really exceeded our expectations in atmosphere and what we're able to provide," said Lynne McNally, CEO of the Nebraska Horsemen. "This is just the first phase of a multi-phase project. So we have a very small space to work with right now, but we're already looking towards the future."

Financially, WarHorse Lincoln has contributed more than $4.7 million to a property tax credit cash fund this year through August, while also providing more than $845,000 each to the city of Lincoln and Lancaster County coffers.

"I think everybody said, 'Wow, that's a lot of money,'" said Tom Sage,executive director of the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission, which regulates the state's casinos. "But, I don't know what the expectations were. ...I had no expectations, and I don't believe the commission had any expectations."

It's lived up to the projections, Morgan said, and done so without causing many of the problems opponents claimed it would.

"I think it's great, contributing to the property tax and the general funds for the county and city and the problem-gaming fund," Sage said. "I think it's very good, and it probably will only get better when the permanent facilities become operational."

Lance Morgan (from left) of Ho-Chunk celebrates receiving the first provision casino licenses issued in Nebraska with Tom Sage, executive director of the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission, and Lynne McNally, executive director of the Nebraska Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association.

And that's all part of the process.

McNally said she worried at the start that a smaller WarHorse might not suit the needs of Lincoln.

"I think that we've made up for it in customer-service experience," McNally said. "I've been really encouraged by the fact that our customers seem to understand that this is temporary."

In a perfect world, there wouldn't have been three phases to the WarHorse project. Originally, the entire casino resort, hotel and all, was supposed to be complete by the end of 2024. But rising costs in financing the project dictated that it be divided, McNally said.

"The interest rates were kind of out of control," she said."It made more sense to go in phases."

"I don't think it's going to be that big of a deal," Morgan said. "But when you're starting a new casino, the interest rates are really high already in a high interest-rate environment. So it just made sense to break it up into pieces."

The finished product which WarHorse officials did not give an estimated date forwill cause across-the-board revenue increases, said Morgan, who pointed to the addition of table games in the coming year.

"A sports bettor is more likely to play blackjack than to play the slot machines," he said.

Morgan said the bigger boon for the casino might come if the Nebraska Legislature eventually approves mobile betting, which would allow a sports wager to be made from anywhere in the state.

Tom Sage, executive director of the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission, speaks to patrons as the first sports wagers are placed at WarHorse Casino on June 22.

When Iowa went to mobile betting, its revenues increased "by tenfold," Morgan said.

But mobile betting does have its pitfalls, as the state of Iowa has learned this year with the arrest of 15 student athletes at Iowa and Iowa State universities, the majority of whom are accused of betting of games in which they played.

Morgan said that "everything we do is to protect the integrity of gaming," and that closer oversight of the process is needed to prevent scandals.

"It seems to me that if you open an account in Iowa you're going to have an address and you've got to have an ID," he said. "There are multiple verification steps involved in any system or you could have some abuse, I suspect."

He said that Nebraska would learn from the mishaps in Iowa.

"I think the online version is going to be a big deal," Morgan said. "Obviously, the state is concerned about making sure that everything is regulated.

"They're all about protecting the integrity of gaming and so are we."

WarHorse Lincoln opens to the public on Sept. 24, 2022.

Tribal Elder and member of the Nebraska Winnebago Tribe's Tribal Council Ken Mallory (left) and Wally Wollesen officially play the first games at WarHorse Casino's opening in Lincoln on Sept. 24.

People line up Saturday morning, Sept. 24, 2022 at the entrance to WarHorse Lincoln, the first state-licensed casino to open.

People line upSaturday, Sept. 24, 2022, at the entrance to WarHorse Lincoln, the first state-licensed casino to open.

Tribal Elder Ken Mallory of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska (left) and Wally Wollesen of the Nebraska Horsemen's and Benevolent Association officially play the first games at WarHorse Casino on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022.

Tribal Elder Ken Mallory of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska (left) and Wally Wollesen of the Nebraska Horsemen's and Benevolent Association officially play the first games at WarHorse Casino on Saturday.

Tribal Elder and member of the Nebraska Winnebago Tribe's Tribal Council Ken Mallory officially pulls the casino's first slot machine during the opening ceremony for first state licensed Casino on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, at WarHorse Casino.

WarHorse Lincoln has placed 51 slot machines in a separate smoking "room" that qualifies as an outdoor space because it is not completely enclosed.

Dirt work continues at Lincoln Race Course, where WarHorse Lincoln is preparing to build a casino resort complex with construction extending into 2024.

The temporary casino at WarHorse Lincoln will have 433 slot machines, while still leaving space dedicated for betting on simulcast horse races.

WarHorse Lincoln is the state's first licensed casino.

Dirt work continues at Lincoln Race Course, where WarHorse Lincoln is preparing to build a casino resort complex with construction extending into 2024.

Slot machines are seen at the temporary casino at WarHorse Lincoln, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at Lincoln Race Course.

Slot machines are seen at the temporary casino at WarHorse Lincoln, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at Lincoln Race Course.

On Saturday, gamblers will walk into the temporary casino at WarHorse Lincoln for the first time.

The temporary casino at WarHorse Lincoln includes a dedicated space for those wagering on simulcast horse races.

Slot machines at WarHorse Lincoln opened to the public on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022.

Horse race simulcasting screens are seen at the temporary casino at WarHorse Lincoln is seen on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at Lincoln Race Course.

Betting kiosks for simulcast wagers are spaced out throughout the temporary casino at WarHorse Lincoln.

Slot machines at WarHorse Lincoln.

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Are you looking for the best Social Casinos in the US? The following article will discuss how to pick the best social casino website, their pros and cons, and their fantastic benefits. Social Casinos have grown in popularity exponentially in recent years and have quickly become one of the most popular forms of gambling worldwide, not just in the US. This is because it allows players to play and enjoy the social side of casinos without risking their bankrolls. If this is the first time you will be signing up for one of these sites, or even if you are a more experienced casino goer, keep reading to find out more!

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When researching for this list and deciding which sites made it in, there were several different criteria set out by our team of experts that were used to identify the top brands in the social casino scene. We look at the variety of games the site offers, the software used to provide customers with a friendly interface, how easy it is to redeem prizes, and many more. All of these criteria are assessed on every site mentioned above. The criteria assess whether the site is suitable and worth recommending to players who have yet to experience betting sites. Below, we have listed the criteria we look at when researching the above-mentioned sites.

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A no-deposit bonus is very similar to any other bonus, except players do not need to make a deposit like the name suggests. This is a great way to reward players, and it essentially means they get to play for free.

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Organisations concerned about the possible impact of cyber attacks originating through the threat actor tracked variously as Scattered Spider, UNC3944 and 0ktapus can avail themselves of free worldwide threat briefings available from researchers at cloud detection and response startup Permiso.

Scattered Spider has been active for over a year, but has achieved renewed prominence in the past few weeks with a series of damaging cyber attacks on two high-profile operators of casinos in Las Vegas MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment.

Its current modus operandi appears to centre the targeting of its victims via achieving elevated admin rights within their cloud tenants and then conducting social engineering attacks against their IT helpdesks to achieve persistence.

Besides MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment, its victimology includes mostly Fortune 2000 companies in sectors such as hospitality, manufacturing, retail, software and telecoms. Its ultimate goal appears to be to steal intellectual property (IP) and other data for extortion, and it may in some cases act as an affiliate of ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) provider ALPHV/BlackCat.

Permiso, which tracks the threat actor through its P0 Labs team under the designation LUCR-3, has already supported several organisations that have been attacked by it.

Company co-founder and CEO Jason Martin, who previously worked at FireEye for a number of years, said Permiso was moved to offer free briefings because the group is renowned for being tricky to pin down precisely.

LUCR-3 (AKA Scattered Spider) is a threat actor group the P0 Labs team has been following closely in the past year. They are orchestrating campaigns across cloud environments that touch not only the cloud hosting providers like [Microsoft] Azure or AWS [Amazon Web Services], but span across identity providers and multiple SaaS environments like CRMs [customer relationship management tools], team collaboration tools, productivity suites and into CI/CD [continuous integration/continuous delivery] pipelines, explained Martin.

They cover their tracks meticulously and can be difficult to detect, but weve learned a great deal about their TTPs [tactics, techniques and procedures] and want to freely share that with the broader community to help organisations defend against this group.

A bit part of Scattered Spiders success to date has been something of a deficit in many organisations cloud security postures, particularly as they relate to runtime visibility. Martin explained that while point-in-time scanning and snapshot solutions are adept at focusing on the posture of a cloud environment to ensure resources are configured securely to protect against rudimentary attacks, detecting attacks against environments at runtime still presents a significant challenge.

This challenge is magnified by Scattered Spider as it easily and effectively moves across authentication boundaries over the entire attack surface within the cloud, and moreover, because much of its access and activity in the cloud is done through shared credentials like roles and access keys, tracking it to one individual is difficult, and telling a genuine user apart from a cyber criminal is much harder, meaning many of Scattered Spiders attacks have likely gone undetected until its too late.

The use of shared credentials in this way by threat actors is a clear trend at this point. As a recent Crowdstrike report revealed, there has been a significant ramp-up in attempts to steal secret keys and other credential materials via cloud instance metadata application programming interfaces (APIs).

Interested parties can schedule threat briefings with the P0 Labs team at their convenience. These will be led by P0 Labs senior vice-president Ian Ahl, who was formerly head of advanced practices at Google Cloud-backed Mandiant.

Among other things, it will cover the TTPs of the gang, its role in extortion through data theft, and its recent attacks against multiple cloud environments. Ahl will also cover how end-user security teams can develop detections in their own environments based on Scattered Spiders attack patterns, and other basic steps they can take to prevent breaches and reduce dwell times.

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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) - Work continues on the Terre Haute Casino. On Friday, the casino posted a construction update on social media.

It shows progress for the "Crossroads Center Bar." When finished, it'll allow customers to catch all kinds of sporting events.

The work now is mainly focused on the amenities inside the building.

The casino is scheduled to open at the end of March or early April. You can apply for a job here.

To be prepared for opening day, the casino will need the right team.

That's why it's participating in a job fair on Saturday. The casino will be one of many companies there. The Vigo County Public Library is hosting the event.

It's happening from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the library.

Goodwill, Elanco and Novelis are also a few of the other companies that will be in attendance.

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In the mood for gambling and a good time? Las Vegas might seem like the most obvious option, but if you dont feel like making the trip across state lines, us Californians have an even better alternative right in our own backyard. Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage is a AAA Four Diamond resort that is home to premium dining, exciting entertainment and a world-class spa. If hitting the blackjack table is your main move, the 77,000-square-foot casino is a dream come true, but you can also test your luck with everything from slots to poker to mystery roulette. There are also five delicious restaurants on-site, ensuring that you can fuel up on great food before dancing the night away at The Show. That said, get ready to hit the high desert like a high roller for the ultimate playcation!

From Elvis impersonators to country music stars like Jake Owen and Chris Young, The Show at Agua Caliente Rancho Mirage hosts a diverse and lively array of entertainers. You can even set the mood for a romantic weekend away with performances by American classics like Tony Orlando and Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. More interested in comedy? On April 12-14, Agua Caliente Rancho Mirage will host legendary comedian Jo Koy, ensuring a night full of belly laughs and good fun from his Jo Koy & Friends tour. On the weekends, expect upbeat sets from local DJs or other unique live shows from celebrities like Theresa Caputo from TLC reality television series Long Island Medium. The 360 Sports Bar is perfect for football fans hoping to catch a game with a beer in hand, while the Pivat Cigar Lounge offers a sleek and secluded setting for smokers looking to mix and mingle while they puff on their favorite premium cigars.

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No weekend in Rancho Mirage would be complete without a trip to the Sunstone Spa. This multi-award-winning spa has been ranked as the No. 1 spa in all of California by Top 100 Spas in 2022, so you can expect the best when booking a service or appointment. Whether youre looking to indulge in an intimate couples massage or a full-body treatment that will leave you glowing from head to toe, the Sunstone Spa has it all. Everythingfrom the infrared treatment tables to the grounding chairsis designed to keep you zen and relaxed through the entirety of your visit, and you can even rent a private cabana to stay cool while sipping a cocktail. Though you cant go wrong with any of the treatments, the Desert Rain Massage uses local sage and lavender botanicals to alleviate stress as you melt into the table.

Local Insight: Also part of the Agua Caliente collection, newly opened The Spa at Sc-he is the deserts newest wellness destination, spanning more than 73,000 square feet! To read more about this amazing spa, click here!

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With five different dining concepts, you certainly wont go hungry during your stay at Agua Caliente Rancho Mirage. The poolside Waters Cafe boasts a beautiful outdoor patio that is ideal for enjoying a sunny and warm day in the desert. This is by far the most popular on-site restaurant for breakfast, featuring a menu that boasts everything from power bowls to classic Benedicts. Conveniently located next to The Show, 360 Sports Bar is a laid-back and casual joint that serves your favorite bar bites like jumbo-sized pretzels and chicken wings. The District is another casual eatery that is ideal for grab-and-go meals when youre in a hurry to hit the casino. That said, The Steakhouse holds accolades such as the AAA Four Diamond Award and has been the winner of the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence since 2007. The most beloved and renowned restaurant on-site, it specializes in elevated cuts like filet mignon and A5 Japanese Kobe striploin. You can also enjoy delicacies, including fresh seafood like caviar, King crab, oysters and jumbo shrimp on ice.

With more than 77,000 square feet of floor space, the casino at Agua Caliente Rancho Mirage is by far the best in the desert. From slots and poker to several different blackjack varieties, theres sure to be a game here to fit your skill level and budget. As you stroll through the spacious casino floor with bright and colorful lights in every direction, youll truly feel as though youve been transported straight to Las Vegas. If you consider yourself a premium slot player or pro, enjoy privacy and exclusivity in the High Limit Rooms. VIP guests receive top-notch service and exclusive amenities not available to other players, and the Rancho Mirage location even has high-limit tables where you can play double-deck blackjack and win big.

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There is perhaps no better desert activity than poolside lounging. Thankfully, Agua Caliente Rancho Mirage has a pool area that spans more than 50,000 square feet. This desert oasis is ideal for adults and families looking to beat the heat by taking a swim or cooling off under a shady cabana. The sparkling swimming pool is surrounded by plush lounge chairs, eight lavish cabanas and a fun playground for young kids. Since there are only eight premium cabanas available, youll definitely want to book in advance. In addition to comfy loungers and flat-screen TVs, each cabana also boasts refreshing misters, mini refrigerators and high-speed internet access. Those who want to catch a tan can also rent a poolside daybed from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. All youll need to complete your perfect pool day is a tasty margarita or a glass of bubbly.

From sweeping desert views to modern furnishings and decor, Agua Caliente Rancho Mirage has more than 300 luxurious rooms and suites. The resort features 16 stories, ensuring that most floors have epic views on the other side of the floor-to-ceiling windows. Each room features luxurious down comforters and bedding, allowing you to get a great nights sleep before embarking on a day of gambling and good times. The bathrooms each have separate bathtubs and showers, giving you the option of a luxe bubble bath or a quick steam shower in the evenings. Dont feel like leaving your room for breakfast or dinner? Simply order room service from Waters Cafe and sip on a mimosa while taking in the desert landscape in your plush robe. If a suite is more your style, it doesnt get better than the two top-floor Presidential Suites that boast more than 1,500 square feet of space.

Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage 32250 Bob Hope Dr Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 888.999.1995

Allie Lebos graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2017 with a BA in Communication. While in school she was a staff writer at The Daily Nexus for nearly two years. Since graduating she has written for The Palisades Magazine, as well as Hidden Hills Magazine. Currently living in Santa Monica, Allie loves to indulge in good food, hot yoga, and daily walks along the beach; writing articles on travel, special events, as well as features on local businesses and individuals.

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