Casino executives say the Palms and Yaamava’ will run like different properties serving different audiences. The tribe’s Entertainment Authority is set to debut the former San Manuel Casino as a full-fledged resort, Yaamava’ Resort and Casino, when the property’s first on-site hotel opens at the end of the year. As the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians prepares to open what will be its second hotel-casino, the Palms in Las Vegas, the tribe continues to transform its first. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Calif. The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians is in the process of buying the Palms, with the deal expected to close later this year. A view of the Yaamava' Resort & Casino, formerly the San Manuel Casino, in Highland, Calif., on Thursday, Sept.