Barona Resort & Casino Launches Innovative Free-Play Online Poker

SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - Sep 14, 2011) - Continuing Barona Resort & Casino's reputation for innovation in the gaming industry, Barona is launching an exciting beta test site for free-play online poker. The interactive free-play online poker site provides Club Barona members with a fun and free way to play poker and win prizes from home.

"Barona free-play online poker is one more way that we make fun happen for our Barona players," said Rick Salinas, general manager of Barona Resort & Casino. "We are always looking for new and inventive ways to bring excitement to our players and our new free-play site gives us the opportunity to provide more fun for our players while they are at home."

Licensed by Barona from GTECH G2, a leading gaming technology and services company, Barona free-play online poker is an entirely free-play site that will give Club Barona members daily opportunities to win Barona prizes, including overnight stays at Barona's four-star hotel, rounds of golf at Barona's championship Barona Creek Golf Club, gift certificates for meals at any of the resort's six restaurants and a variety of Barona logo wear including hats, t-shirts and sweatshirts. The beta test site will offer all of the most popular forms of poker including Texas Hold 'em, Omaha, Seven Card Stud and Five Card Stud in no limit, pot limit and limit varieties. Both tournament play and ring games will be offered online at no cost.

The launch of Barona free-play online poker is a beta release, only for select Barona players, and the full launch of the free-play site is expected in a few months.

Known as San Diego's loosest casino, Barona offers 2,000 slot and video poker machines, 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.

About GTECH G2 (www.gtechg2.com)

GTECH G2 is the iGaming and Sports betting division of the Lottomatica group. In two years the company has become the premier full service solution provider to the iGaming industry with award winning products and software and industry leading management services. GTECH G2 is the most trusted supplier to regulated markets and the leading iGaming and sports betting supplier to the world's lottery industry.