The entertainment center will be completed in 2021 along with the hotel, but will only host private events until 2022, Arceo said Friday, Nov. When San Manuel Casino reopened in June after being shuttered for months because of the coronavirus, casino officials said that the opening of the hotel, originally scheduled for mid-2021, would move to the end of the year after construction slowed because of the pandemic. He said that San Manuel officials did not know how the novel coronavirus might affect entertainment over the next year, so moving the timeline for the event center allows flexibility in figuring it out.
However, the opening of a 2,700-seat event center for public events has been pushed to 2022 because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, said Peter Arceo, general manager for the casino. San Manuel Casino’s $550 million expansion, which includes a 17-story hotel, an entertainment center and more gaming space, won’t fully open until 2022, according to casino officials.Īn expanded gaming space, 24-hour restaurant, and a fine dining restaurant will open at the Highland-area complex by summer of 2021 its 205-foot hotel tower with 429 rooms will follow at the end of the year.
