Leaders of the Jamul Indian Village of California, from left to right: Vice-Chairman Kenny Meza, Executive Council Member Carlene A. Chamberlain, Executive Council Member Michael Hunter, Chairwoman Erica Pinto, Executive Council Member Christopher Pinto, Secretary and Treasurer Lisa Cumper. Photo by JIV
The Jamul Indian Village of California has a new leader who welcomes the tribe's $360 million casino development. Chairwoman Erica Pinto is the first woman to lead the tribe. She has served on the council since 1994 and helped the $360 million Hollywood Casino Jamul became a reality. “The community will benefit as well,” Pinto told East County Magazine. “There will be safer roads, a state-of-the-art fire station and more than a thousand new jobs.”
Artist's rendering of the Hollywood Casino Jamul. Image from Penn National Gaming
The tribe broke ground in January 2014. The 200,000 square-foot facility will feature over 1,700 slot machines, 50 table games, restaurants, bars, lounges and a 1,900-space parking garage. The casino will open in mid-2016, general manager Richard St. Jean told East County Magazine. Get the Story:
HEAR OUR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS: NEW JAMUL TRIBAL LEADER AND CASINO MANAGER SPEAK OUT (East County Magazine 8/25)
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