Closure of two Pechanga casino
nightclubs blamed on alcohol
TEMECULA,
Calif. (AP) — The popular Eagle’s Nest and Silk nightclubs in the Pechanga
Resort & Casino have been shut down by the tribe because of alcohol-related
problems.
Pechanga
spokeswoman Amy Minniear says “tribal leaders have
determined that an unacceptable number of incidents involving alcohol
consumption” have occurred at the Temecula complex.
Details
about the offensive incidents haven’t been disclosed.
The
tribe also hasn’t said what will be done with those nightclubs, saying only on
its Web site that, “We are working on improving the overall Pechanga
experience.”
The
Silk nightclub attracted up to 3,000 guests each night.
On
The Net: http://www.pechanga.com
The Pechanga tribe has been the focus of attention since
it began disenrolling members in 2004. It stopped
sending the disenrolled members their casino profit
stipend checks, estimated to be as much as $20,000 monthly, and kicked them off
the tribe’s health insurance rolls, sacked disenrolled
members who worked for the the tribe and kicked the
children of the disenrolled out of the tribal school.