Not everyone in Chula Vista was of Cox’s persuasion. Souza is in this for his business and to perpetuate 53 years of solid ownership of a business that has been good for Chula Vista, and has not levied the kind of pressure upon its political figures that we might fear, should we be looking at institutions with 180–200 tables.”
In 1998, it was Cox who pled his case before the city council.Īccording to a Union-Tribune article from that time, Cox argued, “Mr. In an earlier battle for more tables, Souza hired former mayor Cheryl Cox to be his consultant. Souza is esteemed by local politicians, and he has always been good to them. None of the public figures seemed to have any qualms about what appeared to be cheerleading for gambling, and they all seemed to have amnesia about the fact that Souza’s previous establishment, the Village Club Card Room on Broadway, had been raided by the Federal Bureau of Investigations in 2014 - and might still be under investigation. Mayor Mary Casillas Salas stood beside Souza waving an oversized lucky seven of diamonds card at the seated crowd. Chula Vista’s entire city council - Pat Aguilar, Pamela Bensoussan, John McCann, and Steve Miesen - joined casino owner Harvey Souza on the stage set up in front of the casino. Seven Mile Casino held its grand opening on July 23. Located on Bay Boulevard in Chula Vista, the casino is an extravagant piece of work replete with haute cuisine, an elegant bar, a glassed-in patio, a waterfall, and valet parking. Travel Interstate 5 through the South Bay and you will notice the flashy billboards beckoning you to Seven Mile Casino.
Seven Mile Casino, located seven miles from San Diego, seven from the border
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