While the biggest names in hospitality sell their real estate and collect franchise fees, Omni keeps the keys - about 50 hotels, 23,000 employees, and a century-old bet that owning the building still matters.
Pechanga turned a tribal gaming hall into a 200,000-square-foot casino wrapped in a hotel, spa, golf course, theaters and a pool complex the size of five football fields. The wager is only one part of the weekend.