Penn National Gaming announced plans to enter San Diego’s Indian gaming market. The company, which is based in Wyomissing, Pa., announced an agreement to build a $360 million Hollywood-branded casino project for the Jamul Indian Village. The development, which is expected to break ground later this year, is roughly 20 miles east of downtown San Diego right off Route 94.
The project is planned as a three-story, 200,000-square-foot casino with 1,700 slot machines and 50 table games, restaurants, entertainment amenities and a parking structure. Penn National said it hoped to open the casino 24 months after construction starts.
Penn National operates 29 casinos and race track casinos in 19 states and provinces. The Jamul tribe has been federally recognized since the 19th century. The tribe entered into a compact with California for gaming in 1999.
