Barona Resort & Casino Kicks Off the Month of May With a Special Cinco de Mayo Party Pit Celebration

SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - May 1, 2012) - Players can celebrate Cinco de Mayo early in a fiesta-style Party Pit at Barona Resort & Casino on Thursday, May 3. From 6 p.m. to 2 a.m., guests are invited to Barona to commemorate the holiday with games, giveaways and cash prizes. Players will have a chance to earn up to $5,000 in prize payouts during the celebration.

The Funk Experience will enliven the scene playing musical hits from the casino floor, while festively attired dealers and pit supervisors host a series of table games and floor giveaways. Featured games will include High/Low, Mini Blinko and Hot Seat, while the "Chipless Arena" will offer Three-Card Poker, Chipless Baccarat™, Chipless Roulette™ and Chipless Blackjack™. Dance contests, bonus drawings and other games will take place throughout the evening.

Known as San Diego's loosest casino, Barona offers 2,000 video poker machines and slots, monitored by The Barona Loose Troop® to ensure they are the loosest around. Additionally, the casino features over 80 table games including Blackjack, Pai Gow Poker, Caribbean Stud, Barona Craps, Three-Card Poker, Four-Card Poker, Mississippi Stud, Let It Ride, Baccarat and Barona Roulette, as well as the latest innovations in chipless gaming including Chipless Roulette™, Chipless Baccarat™, Chipless Three-Card Poker and Chipless Blackjack™.

About Barona Resort & Casino
Barona Resort & Casino, a AAA Four Diamond rated property, blends the best of San Diego's leading resorts with the gaming excitement of Las Vegas. LEED® Gold Certified by the U.S. Green Building Council, Barona is San Diego's leading destination resort featuring 400 guest rooms and suites all with beautiful views of the Barona Valley, a variety of award-winning dining options, the AmBience Day Spa, a full-service events center and the 18-hole championship Barona Creek Golf Club, rated the 3rd best resort course in California by Golfweek magazine. For Barona Resort & Casino reservations and information, visit www.barona.com, or call toll free 888-7-BARONA (722-7662). You can also join Barona Resort & Casino on Facebook®, Twitter and YouTube today.