Posted by: KHTS Articles in News Articles February 25, 2021 - 9:14 am
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Cash is such a 20th century concept. That’s a philosophy that has been gradually gathering momentum over the past few years, and it has almost achieved critical velocity in these strange times, when contact points are being kept to a minimum. In stores and restaurants, going cashless is no big deal, but in the world of the casino, it presents a unique challenge.
After all, here’s an environment where cash is king, and exchanging those chips or betting tokens for greenbacks lies at the very heart of the experience. All that, however, could be changing and Morongo Casino Resort in Palm Springs is at the heart of the revolution.
Tareef Talala, owner of The Village, a restaurant and sports bar in downtown Palm Springs, was forced to stop offering in-person dining this month when the state issued stay-at-home orders.
So when he stopped by to check out the scene at the Morongo Casino, Resort and Spa in Cabazon, it was a jolt to see some of his regular customers enjoying a night out just 20 miles up the road. The tribal casino s indoor restaurants and bars are open alongside its gambling options. I care about COVID-19, I care about disease, Talala said. But how can we control it if people are going there, then coming back out?
As California tribal casinos stay open during shutdown, concerns grow about health, safety [The Record, Stockton, Calif]
Tareef Talala, owner of The Village, a restaurant and sports bar in downtown Palm Springs, was forced to stop offering in-person dining this month when the state issued stay-at-home orders.
So when he stopped by to check out the scene at the Morongo Casino, Resort and Spa in Cabazon, it was a jolt to see some of his regular customers enjoying a night out just 20 miles up the road. The tribal casino’s indoor restaurants and bars are open alongside its gambling options.
I-10 eastbound lanes reopen after deadly collision in Cabazon
Interstate 10 eastbound traffic lanes were reopened at 7:31 a.m. Wednesday following a deadly collision in Cabazon which backed up traffic for more than 10 miles into Banning and Beaumont.
The collision was on Interstate 10 in Cabazon in the eastbound lanes just west of Haugen Lehmann Way.
CalFire says a pedestrian was struck and killed by a big rig truck at 3:37 a.m.
Further details on the victim were not immediately known.
The freeway s eastbound lanes were all shut down with eastbound traffic backed up past the Morongo Casino and at least 10 miles into Banning past Sunset Avenue as of 7:30 a.m.