THE JAMUL INDIANS PLAN CASINO

SAN DIEGO, California -- The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the Jamul Indians

are planning a US$100-million high-rise hotel and casino on their six-acre reservation's six

acres about 20 miles east of San Diego. The tribe would move the homes of its 56 members

onto an adjacent parcel of land to make way for the casino and eventually make that

property part of their reservation. The tribe has also offered to build a US$2-million fire and

sheriff's station and a US$100,000 community park on the adjacent property.

The proposed hotel and casino is backed by a joint venture between Houston's

Kean-Argovitz Resorts and Minneapolis-based Lakes Gaming Inc. Construction is expected

to begin within 12 months.