New Travel Center Opening
Published in Valley News Temecula, May 21, 2015
The newest stop on the mountain for fuel, great food, and fun is the Mountain Sky Travel Center in Anza, opening Summer 2015. It is the latest enterprise of the Cahuilla Band of Indians, along with the existing amenities on site including Cahuilla Casino, Roadrunner’s Bar & Grill, and the Cahuilla Smoke Shop. With construction in final phases, the grand opening party for the travel center is scheduled for the July 4th weekend with prize giveaways at both the travel center and casino.
The travel center features a 24-hour convenience store and gas station adjacent to the casino. Mountain Sky Fresh & Fast, the travel center’s quick-serve hot food offering, will feature made-to-order pizza and fried chicken. Road trippers and locals will now have a place to stop for snacks and fuel as well as relaxed casino action. The popular Cahuilla Smoke Shop moves inside the travel center and continues to sell a wide variety of native brand cigarettes and tobacco products at competitive prices.
Cahuilla Casino is celebrating its 19th Anniversary in June with a $119,000 Strike it Rich Giveaway and Father’s Day Slot Tournament. Drawings weekly in June on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Established in 1996 by the Cahuilla Band of Indians, the casino features over 350 slot machines featuring the hottest new games to all-time classics. The casino was recently remodeled and frequently adds new games. Cahuilla Casino’s player’s club offers $20 in rewards upon signup, plus all members receive weekly MatchPlay and Restaurant Rewards.
“We customize our rewards to the player, so every single member of Club Cahuilla has their own personal weekly offer,” said Marketing Manager Kasaan Hammon. The casino has giveaways, promotions and slot tournaments year round.
Roadrunner’s Bar & Grill is a full service restaurant inside Cahuilla Casino serving lunch and dinner daily, plus brunch on weekends. Roadrunner’s serves casual American fare and are best known for the generous portions, amazing burgers, and classic crispy fried chicken.
Cahuilla Casino is in the midst of a hiring campaign to bring in qualified staff for the casino and travel center. The casino is proud of its great benefits for employees, including health care coverage, generous PTO, employee meals and discounts, and employee giveaways. Career opportunities at the casino include convenience store supervisors, food service, slot floor hosts, accounting and administration, housekeeping and maintenance positions. Interested candidates can download an application online or are always invited to stop by the Human Resources office at the casino property in Anza.
Cahuilla Casino is open 24 hours, 365 days a year, for players 21 and older. Travel center convenience store/gas station open 24 hours. More information and directions can be found by visiting www.cahuillacasino.com. The travel center is located at 52702 Highway 371 in Anza and can be reached by calling (951) 763-1200.
