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Concert fans will soon experience ‘First Class’ Event Center
(Eagle Mountain Casino, Porterville, CA 93257) – Brent Milton, Principle President of Pacific West Sound and Video, has worked with Eagle Mountain Casino for the past 20 years. Milton and his brother Kirk who owns Innovative Concert Lighting (ICL), started in event production as teenagers in Bakersfield, CA, and are now the companies behind Eagle Mountain Casino’s success as the premiere entertainment destination in Central Valley, California. “We grew up with a good work ethic and an interest in all things electrical. My father was an audiophile, so the audio side I get from an MMB Electrician and doing lots of custom
Over $3.5 million in July Jackpots
(Eagle Mountain Casino, Porterville, CA 93257) – The People’s Casino closed out the month of July, paying out over $3.5 Million in Jackpots to over 1,400 guests! July brought so much to celebrate, as the people’s casino awarded millions of dollars to their guests this past month, making total jackpot earnings for the year thus far over $24 MILLION! In addition, good luck was brought to multiple guests at Eagle Mountain Casino, with more than 1,400 guests taking home their share of $3.5 Million in jackpots. Guest Deanna took home a jackpot of $15,866 playing Lock it Link. Gary got to take home
Counting down the days to Fall, exclusive details on Food and Beverage at Eagle Mountain’s New Property
(Eagle Mountain Casino, Porterville, CA 93257) – As the excitement builds for the doors to open at Eagle Mountain Casino’s relocation property, HBG Design’s Joe Baruffaldi, AIA, Principal and Rob Jurbergs, AIA, Principal, provided exclusive details and stories behind the new Food and Beverage properties to look forward to when Eagle Mountain Casino’s relocation property opens this Fall. THE CENTER BARThe property’s centerpiece will be ‘The Center Bar,’ inspired by embers and the brightness and engaging aspect of a fire’s warmth. This will also be the first time Eagle Mountain Casino will provide a full bar on the property and transition to
Counting down the days to Fall: HBG provides exclusive details about the design of new Eagle Mountain Casino
(Eagle Mountain Casino, Porterville, CA 93257) – In the Fall of 2019, HBG Design was selected as designer and architect for Eagle Mountain Casino’s highly anticipated casino relocation project. The nationally-recognized Top 10 hospitality and entertainment design firm, which has offices in Memphis, San Diego, and Dallas, started design of the project in 2020 and continued design right through the pandemic. Virtual meetings continued with the Tule River Tribe and the design advanced through all the obstacles faced from Covid-19. “One thing that we learned during our process is that, for us, this project started fairly recently. For the Tule River
Eagle Mountain Casino New Hire Jessica James
(Eagle Mountain Casino, Porterville, CA 93257) – The People’s Casino welcomes new hire Jessica James to the Eagle Mountain Casino team. Jessica James, the new beverage manager, will supervise everything beverage-related, from the menu items to ensure all guests have the best experience possible. James is also a returning member of the Eagle Mountain Casino family, having started when the Casino first opened its doors in 1996. James explains her casino journey, beginning with her time at the Casino, what she learned in her experience when she left, and then how she plans to incorporate her knowledge into her current
The People’s Casino donates 5K to the Honor Flight
(Eagle Mountain Casino, Porterville, CA 93257) – This year, Eagle Mountain Casino is partnering with The Ralph Bailey show on KERN Radio 1180AM – 96.1 FM to help support Veterans in the Honor Flight Kern County. An Honor Flight is dedicated to transporting veterans to visit the memorial of the respective war they fought at no cost to the veterans. Eagle Mountain Casino has partnered with KERN every year, and this year the casino will continue its donations by donating $5,000 in support of the veterans. The station’s goal is to raise $60,000, and the casino’s donation will make all the difference
Tule River Tribe celebrates milestone of new Fire Station and Food Distribution for Community
(Tule River Tribe, Porterville, CA 93257) – The Tule River Tribe held a topping off ceremony for the Tribe’s new fire station and food distribution center on Tuesday June 7th on the Tule River Reservation.The food distribution center is the USDA building and commodities food program, SNAP, providing services for the Tule River Reservation, surrounding areas, and tribes as far as Santa Barbara County. “This facility is going to be really important to ensure that people get good quality food to eat and make sure they have access to food”, said Neil Peyron, Chairman of the Tule River Tribe. “A lot of
Visalia Chamber of Commerce Honors Eagle Mountain Casino as a Large Business Finalist
(Eagle Mountain Casino, Porterville, CA 93257) – The Annual Awards Dinner is a 67-year-old tradition with the Visalia Chamber of Commerce. This year Eagle Mountain Casino had the honor of being represented as a finalist for the “Large Business of the Year” award. President and CEO Gale Zurek was the main speaker for the event focusing her dialogue on the success of all the businesses in the community. She spoke about how success is not easy to achieve. It takes the efforts of so many, especially with the world-changing as quickly as it has. Emotions ran strong as each speaker took
William Garfield, Tule River Tribal Councilmember was Nominated for Man of The Year Award for the Tulare and Kings Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
(Eagle Mountain Casino, Porterville, Ca 93257) – Tule River Tribal Councilmember William Garfield was selected as a finalist and among the top 3 selected for Man of The Year for The Tulare and Kings Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for all of his work and dedication to his Tribe, company, and community. Council-member William J. Garfield was selected as a finalist and among the top 3 chosen for Man of The Year for the Tulare and Kings Hispanic Chamber of Commerce at the end of 2021. The Chamber of Commerce chose Council-member Garfield as a finalist for his well-known community involvement, including