You don’t have to know about the blitz, bomb or bump-and-run plays to catch the excitement of Football Bingo, a new easy-to-play game kicking off at Barona Resort & Casino.

From the NFL season opener in September through the last game of the regular season on January 2, 2010, Club Barona members are eligible to play Football Bingo and win up to $10,000 in cash prizes each week.

The game plan for football fun is simple. Show up at the casino, accumulate 250 Club Barona points, swipe your membership card at one of the specially marked kiosks and earn one bingo card featuring the 24 NFL teams. Guests can qualify for up to seven unique Football Bingo cards each week.

Every Tuesday after the completion of the final NFL game of the week, participants can review their results at a kiosk and print reward coupons based on the prizes they have won, including Triple Bingo payoffs from $250 to $10,000.

“Football Bingo is a great way for everyone – gridiron enthusiasts and non-fans alike – to be part of the upcoming sports season,” said Kari Stout-Smith, director of casino marketing for Barona Resort & Casino. “We encourage new and existing Club Barona members to get into the game weekly and score big points and exciting prizes.”

Joining Club Barona is fast, easy and free, giving players an opportunity to earn prizes ranging from cash back and restaurant discounts to complimentary hotel stays and merchandise. Sign up at the Club Barona booth in the casino or online at www.barona.com.

For two consecutive years in 2008 and 2009, Barona Resort & Casino has won the J.D. Power and Associates Award for the “Highest in Satisfaction in the Southern California Indian Casino Gaming Experience” in the J.D. Power and Associates Southern California Indian Gaming Casino Satisfaction Study.

Barona Resort & Casino blends the best of San Diego’s most elegant resorts with the gaming excitement of Las Vegas. Barona is San Diego’s leading destination resort featuring 400 luxury guest rooms and suites, ten award-winning dining options, the AmBience Day Spa, a full-service events center and the 18-hole championship Barona Creek Golf Club, rated the 3rdbest resort course in California by Golfweek magazine.

Barona Resort & Casino received the highest numerical score in the proprietary J.D. Power and Associates 2008-2009 Indian Gaming Casino Studies SM-Southern California Region. The 2009 study, which only surveys casinos with a minimum of 1,000 slot machines, is based on 4,452 responses from gaming players who visited an Indian casino in Southern California between December 2008 and May 2009. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of consumers surveyed in May 2009. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com.

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