The La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians, which once had the smallest casino in the state (think a 7-11 with slot machines) has filed an environmental assessment for a Class III casino, 200-room 13-story hotel, restaurants seating 800, a multi story parking structure, and associated support facilities on a 79-acre site.

The casino will be easily visible from Hwy. 76. The report does not address how many slot machines the casino would deploy at its 208,250 sq. ft. facility. However, as a comparison, Valley View Casino, which has about 2,000 slots, has a 105,000 sq ft. casino.

The tribe partnered with Boca Raton, Florida-based Panther Partners LLC last year to build and manage the casino for seven years.

Construction of the project is estimated to start in 2011 and last 12 months.

Existing tribal offices, constructed in 1981, would be torn down to make room for the complex.

Click here to download the Proposal. (1.6MB)

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