Seven Mile Casino Chula Vista California



South Bay casino moves Chula Vista operations in outdoor tent

Although in the middle of a pandemic, the Seven Mile Casino reopened its doors to guests, but not inside the traditional casino that was started five years ago.

'We were able to take the very best of what we had indoors and move it outdoors,” said Seven Mile Casino Spokesperson Brad Samuel.

Employees moved the 25 card tables outside the Seven Mile Casino building on Bay Boulevard in Chula Vista to underneath a 5,500 square-foot tent.

'We've got dividers set up. We've got our masks. Every single dealer is wearing a mask,” Samuel said.

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On its opening day, Samuel said the goal is to keep gaming alive without risking your health.

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'We have our handwashing stations and temperature checks before you come in. We want to make it safe and fun,” Samuel said.

It's putting over 250 employees back to work who said they are sanitizing poker chips and swapping out cards for new decks throughout the day. The card games available are California Blackjack, poker, Pai gow and baccarat.

Bringing in a light crowd, the casino guests News 8 spoke to did not want to be shown on camera, but several said they would come back and not just to win big, but to enjoy tasty tacos from a food truck parked on site.

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'That's what we're bringing in every single day - different food, different trucks,” Samuel said.

Security cameras are at each Blackjack table to not only monitor against cheating or theft, but also to contact trace.

Seven miles south of San Diego, and seven miles north of Tijuana you'll find the Seven Mile Casino, a new birth of the legendary Village Club. With tables exclusively devoted to poker play you will always find your game if you like Hold'em and Omaha. Some features to know ahead of time. CHULA VISTA, Calif. – Seven Mile Casino, a South Bay card room known for its hands of blackjack, poker and baccarat, is less than a week away from reopening to the public. The card room returns.

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Samuel said if someone by chance was to come in and later say 'hey, I wasn't feeling well, and I was at Seven Mile,' they'd be able to trace that person's activity.

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The large tent set-up actually yields more space than inside the existing Seven Mile casino building.

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'This is certainly not a standard tent. The company that does tents for the Oscars, they came down they worked through this with us to get it set up safely,” Samuel said.

Samuel said the casino has huge air conditioning units “pumping in clean, fresh, cool air into the tent’ in order to keep guests cool while gambling outdoors.

Employees are stacking up their hopes that people will shuffle in and give outdoor gaming a try.

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'The ability to have a fun and safe diversion is something we feel good about,” Samuel said.

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Seven Mile Casino is open 24 hours each day with food service inside a smoke-free environment.