Glitzy gambling and golf Palm Springs to become a mini Las Vegas
Released on = July 25, 2007, 12:57 pm
Press Release Author = GolfPublisher Syndications
Industry = Media
Press Release Summary = Palm Springs is becoming a golf-and-gambling destination, with a half-dozen casinos trying to lure luxury vacationers
Press Release Body = Palm Springs is becoming a golf-and-gambling destination, with a half-dozen casinos trying to lure luxury vacationers. It\'s not Las Vegas, but the casino push can be seen in golf clubs like the new Eagle Falls Golf Course and hotels. It\'s also a lot closer to Los Angeles.
CABAZON, Calif. - It\'s a Wednesday night, and everyone\'s feeling more than all right. There\'s a line of cars at the valet outside the distinctive blue glass tower. The casino floor is hopping. You have a better chance of landing tickets to a Bruce Springsteen concert than getting a spot at a blackjack table at this moment.
Upstairs, the beautiful people (i.e. college-aged girls in slinky dresses) gyrate to funky music, while the 40-year-olds who want everyone to think they\'re loaded lounge on couches.
Though it resembles another night in Las Vegas, in fact, you\'re about 280 miles off. Try the major California golf destination called the Coachella Valley, the land of Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, La Quinta and other towns that are supposed to trend older and more staid than a Frank Sinatra night at the local bingo parlor.
It turns out that casinos are not so slowly helping to transform an area that\'s long been known as a great sleepy spa getaway. It\'s no longer just about relaxation when golfing in Palm Springs: There\'s also action.
\"You\'re not just going to dinner and then pretty much going to bed after you\'re done golfing for the day anymore,\" regular Coachella Valley golf vacationer Jeff Fields said. \"You can play some poker at the tables, hit a nightclub or go to one of the concerts the casinos bring in.\"
It\'s not Vegas. For one thing, you\'re not walking from casino to casino. They\'re in completely different towns for the most part, with each one being its own world. On a Palm Springs trip, you pretty much choose one casino to go to for the night and that\'s it.
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July 25, 2007 Any opinions expressed above are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of the management.
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