The Pechanga Resort & Casino announced Tuesday it is laying off about 400 workers because high gas prices and the struggling economy are keeping customers away.
The casino, owned by the Pechanga Band of LuiseƱo Indians, is the second-largest private employer in Riverside County and the largest in the Temecula area. The hotel and casino, with 4,700 workers, is second only to Stater Bros. Markets in private sector employment in the county.
The cut amounts to nearly 9 percent of the resort's workforce.
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