In the statement, Pinto said layoffs were not anticipated as a result of the “management transition.”Ībout 1,000 full- and part-time jobs were generated by the Jamul casino. Tribal representatives and Penn National officials both declined to answer specific questions about revenue losses and the fractured deal, with a spokeswoman referring to comments in the the press release. “Our announcement today represents an important step toward our long-held goal to manage our own casino,” Pinto said. In a statement released by the Jamul tribe late Thursday, chairwoman Erica Pinto called the severed ties with Penn National “a natural next step toward economic self-sufficiency.” The Wyomissing, Penn.-based regional gaming powerhouse operates nearly 30 casinos around the country, including the Tropicana in Las Vegas. How in the world do the Jamul Indian Village folks think that they can do any better than Penn National in turning around this casino and making money off it? They’re dreaming.”

“Penn National has a lot of expertise in operating casinos, and Jamul was a bad bet for them. “That $460 million was a loss,” said Jacob, who on Friday continued to cite increased traffic on State Route 94 as a main source of her opposition. “It’s a bad bet, it always has been and it always will be,” said County Supervisor Dianne Jacob, who has been one of the most vociferous challengers of the Jamul casino, which, like Barona, Sycuan, Viejas and Golden Acorn, is located in her district. Intense community opposition and lawsuits against the casino were coupled with a limited, 4-acre footprint that prevented the building of a hotel or other amenities - even that most signature of casino offerings, a buffet. While most new casinos need about a year to “really start clicking,” Palermo said, “Jamul was a very problematic project in a lot of ways and got off to a pretty rocky start.” The national total in 2016 was $31.2 billion. According to the National Indian Gaming Commission’s most recent data, tribal casinos generated $8.4 billion in revenue in California and Northern Nevada (which doesn’t include Las Vegas) in 2016, a 6.3 percent increase over the previous year.

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