The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians demolished the 220-plus-room Spa Hotel last year. Currently the Soboba Casino is located in tents. The proposed project also has a mix of shops, restaurants, a convention center, events arena, spa and fitness center and a parking structure. Long-established Southern California casinos and resorts are pushing to increase non-gaming attractions and enterprises to keep longtime customers, attract new ones, and compete with Las Vegas’ mix of restaurant, entertainment and convention facilities. The couple already has booked another stay for October. “It was right up there, at the top,” Tom said of the new resort. While the couple, retired and in their 60s, did visit the gaming area – “We took a little time to gamble,” Tom said – the Armstrongs said their visit was mostly about socializing with their friends and cooking for each other, playing horseshoes and pool, and also visiting one of the resort’s restaurants for a fine-dining outing. We would not have gone there otherwise,” Robin said in a telephone interview. “The only reason we did go there was because they had an RV resort. The Armstrongs were there for opening day.

It worked for Tom and Robin Armstrong of Huntington Beach, who took their 30-foot motor home to Pala flast month, joining six other friends for a total of four motor homes. When Pala Casino Spa & Resort recently opened a 10-acre, $6.1 million RV Resort, it joined a growing trend of Native American casinos in the region to expand their customer appeal – not with more gaming, but more amenities.

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