Did you drop the ball this year when it comes to making New Year’s Eve plans? Don’t panic. Whether you’re looking to cap off a great 2022, or leave the past year in the dust, California casinos have you covered.
Many Northern California casinos and Southern California casinos are offering special deals, events and giveaways to ring in the new year.
Viejas Casino & Resort
Start the year off with a bang at Viejas’ 2023 New Year’s Bash. This all-out New Year’s Eve party features fireworks, a balloon drop and live entertainment. Performers include DJ Gemini Nikki, Earth to Mars (The Bruno Mars Experience) and the Femme Fatale Dancers.
Tickets are $20. Vieja’s Casino & Resort is located in Alpine, east of San Diego.
Morongo Casino Resort & Spa
If you’re feeling a little closer to Father Time than Baby New Year, you’ll feel right at home at the Morongo’s New Year’s Eve Celebration. This year, they’re taking it back to the 1980s, so dust off those parachute pants and leg warmers and moonwalk your way into 2023.
You can get a deluxe room and a dinner for two for $549. The casino is located in Cabazon, east of Riverside.
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Sacramento
The Hard Rock will also be kicking it back to an earlier decade at their New Year’s Eve Saved By the 90’s Party. Party like it’s 1999 at this event featuring live music and a DJ.
Tickets are $17.50. The Hard Rock Sacramento is located in Wheatland, north of Sacramento.
Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City
If your New Year’s resolution is to spend more time outside, you might consider getting a head start at Agua Caliente Casino’s Party Under the Stars, a New Year’s Eve celebration featuring food trucks, outdoor bars and free party favors!
The party kicks off at 7 p.m. on Dec. 31 at Agua Caliente Casino’s Cathedral City location.
Tickets start at $20.
Yaamava’ Resort & Casino
With Yaamava’ Resort & Casino’s New Year’s Free Play event, you could start 2023 off with more than just a clean slate. Yaamava’ is giving away $350,000 in free play drawings on Dec. 31, Jan. 1 and Monday, Jan. 2.
Club Serrano members actively playing a slot machine at the time of each day’s drawing can win cash. Yaamava Resort & Casino is located in Highland, north of San Bernardino.
Graton Resort and Casino
If you’re looking to take your mind off the cold this holiday season, you might want to check out Graton Resort and Casino’s Hot Havana New Year’s Party and Tropical Riches Giveaway.
The party will feature live entertainment and complimentary party favors, and you’ll have the chance to win up to $10,000. With that kind of money, you might get to take a vacation to a real tropical paradise!
Graton Resort & Casino is located in Rohnet Park, south of Santa Rosa.
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
For those who are looking to savor the last hours of 2022, swing by Fantasy Springs Resort Casino for an extravagant New Year’s Eve Dinner buffet with steaks, oysters and a chocolate fountain for just $44.99 a person.
And if you’re still hungry, come back the next day for their New Year’s Day Brunch. Fantasy Springs is located in Indio, southeast of Los Angeles.
