1st: AGUA CALIENTE CASINO RESORT SPA
There’s a dizzying array of themed slots, as well as roulette, craps, blackjack, pai gow poker, three-card poker, Spanish 21 and mini-baccarat games. Aside from the main poker room, there’s also a 20-table, nonsmoking poker room plus a separate high-limit gaming room.
Coveted prizes like Range Rovers and BMWs, a theater that features performers like Jay Leno and the timeless Tony Bennett, an in-house store from world-renowned crystal purveyor Swarovsky, deeply satisfying steaks from The Steakhouse, not to mention the assorted bar entertainment and summer-long pool parties, all add to this property’s winning panache.
32-250 Bob Hope Dr., Rancho Mirage; (760) 321-2000; hotwatercasino.com
2nd: FANTASY SPRINGS RESORT HOTEL & CASINO, INDIO
3rd: SPA RESORT CASINO, PALM SPRINGS
