Client: San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
Architect: WATG
San Manuel Casino rebrands as Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians is changing the name of its Highland area casino ahead of the December debut of its new luxury hotel and resort, tribal officials announced Friday, Sept. 24.
By BRIAN WHITEHEAD | [email protected] and VANESSA FRANKO | [email protected] | The Sun
PUBLISHED: September 24, 2021 at 8:01 a.m. | UPDATED: September 24, 2021 at 8:05 a.m.
Goodbye, San Manuel Casino.
Hello, Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel.
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians is changing the name of its Highland area casino ahead of the December debut of its new luxury hotel and resort, tribal officials announced Friday, Sept. 24.
“Yaamava’ is a native Serrano word which means spring, a time for growth and rebirth,” Afsi Bird, vice president of hotel operations, said in a telephone interview, “and like any transformation, this change is very important to the tribe, and it’s really a great milestone for them to have this beautiful luxury resort in the making for the past three years.”
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