The project cost around $105 million to complete. On August 19, 2003, the Pala Casino Spa and Resort opened with 500 rooms, a spa, and a conference center.
In March 2000, construction began on the $115 million Pala Casino, which opened in April, 2001. The casino has 86,000 square-feet of casino floor, 2,250 slot machines, 84 table games, 9 restaurants, an 11,000-square-foot (1,000 m 2) day spa, and 4 entertainment venues. It is owned and operated by the Pala Band of Mission Indians, a federally recognized tribe. Pala Casino Spa and Resort is a hotel casino and spa located in Pala on the Pala Indian Reservation northeast of San Diego, California. Resort and casino in Pala, California, United States Pala Casino Spa and Resort