The expansion will result in the creation of 425 new jobs, bringing Morongo’s payroll to about 3,000 employees. The project includes a full casino décor revamp, a new 754-space valet parking structure, new bar and lounge areas, and a renovation of the original Casino Morongo (which had been used for bingo).

Morongo is expanding its casino floor by 30 percent, adding 800 slots, for a total of 4,000, and table games. Pink Coffee is an Instagram-chic coffee and patisserie shop, offering homemade gelato, fresh-baked bread and pastries. The 24-hour Good Times Cafe is called a brewhouse bistro that features craft beer on 16 taps, cocktails and a menu that includes pancakes to prime rib, brick-oven Neapolitan pizza to burgers. Mozen Asian Kitchen is an upscale pan-Asian restaurant that serves dishes from China, Vietnam, Korea, Japan, and Thailand. Three new dining concepts have recently opened: Mozen Asian Kitchen, Good Times Cafe and Pink Coffee.

The renovation and 65,000-square-foot expansion of Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in Cabazon is expected to be completed by mid-2020, but several of its new amenities have already been unveiled. Morongo Casino Resort & Spa opens three new eateries The Show concert venue at Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa in Rancho Mirage seats 2,000. With a capacity of 10,000 seats, the arena has the potential to attract major entertainment acts to the desert. The new Seattle hockey expansion franchise is expected to have its American Hockey League farm team play at the arena beginning in October 2021. The Palm Springs arena is a joint project between the tribe and Los Angeles-based Oak View Group, which develops sports venues. “This project will create (550-plus) jobs, revitalize an undeveloped downtown property and support Cathedral City’s economic development efforts.” As part of its land deal, the tribe also contributed $5.5 million to relocate and build a new Cathedral City fire station, Grubbe said. “We are excited to begin construction on this large-scale investment in Cathedral City,” tribal chairman Jeff L.

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