Viejas Casino & Resort, east of San Diego, advertises a $50,000 bingo “celebration” on New Year’s Eve.īradley Pollock, a public health professor at UC Davis Health, acknowledged that tribal rights and the economic benefits that casinos deliver, but said that “anything that encourages people to come together physically is not good.” He said New Year’s Eve celebrations are “even more egregious.” Thunder Valley, near Sacramento, promotes “2021 Celebration Giveaway” drawings Friday and Saturday, with $8,000 grand prizes.
Some casinos are sticking to festivities.
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