Northern California Casinos | Updates 2023

NorCal Indian Gaming Casinos

This gaming guide includes Indian casinos and cardrooms in San Francisco, San Jose, East Bay, Sacramento, Monterey, Mendocino, and ALL Northern and Central California counties!

Northern California has 45 Indian Casinos

California has the largest Indian gaming revenues in the nation. Forty five of the state's Indian casinos are located in Northern and Central California. Many are within short driving distances of the major population areas.

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Major Casino Regions

There are two major regions for casino gaming in Northern California:

The Sacramento area has nine Indian casinos within short driving distances. There are also local state-licensed cardroooms.

San Francisco peninsula has no Indian casinos. The closest is San Pablo Lytton Casino in the East Bay. Two others are awithin an 80 mile drive. Most casinos in the Bay Area are state-licensed cardrooms.

News Headlines

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Future Indian Casinos in Northern California

Several new Indian casinos are planned, in the approval process or have started construction.

• Cloverdale Rancheria Resort & Casino (Approved)
  Sonoma County - Highway 101, Cloverdale, CA

• Ione Band of Miwoks Casino Project (Approved)
  State Highway 49, Plymouth, Amador County, CA

• North Fork Rancheria Resort Hotel & Casino near Madera (Approved)
  Madera County, CA

• Mechoopda Casino Project near Chico (Construction)
  Butte County - Intersection of Highway 99 and Highway 149, CA

• Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians Vallejo Casino (Proposal)
  Interstate 80 and Highway 37 Intersection, Vallejo, CA

• Shiloh Resort & Casino Project (Proposal)
  Santa Rosa, CA 95402

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Northern California Indian Casinos

Find Indian Casinos listed below by county. Detailed information about each casino is available by clicking the name of the casino.

Minimum Gambling Age is 18 years or older in Indian Casino. However, most Indian casinos serve alcohol and have set the minimum age to enter at 21 to comply with the minimum age of 21 required by their alcohol license. Some casinos allow people under 18 or 21 years old to enter unrestricted areas in their building, but you should check with the casino first before visiting. Other casinos enforce the 21 years limit throughout their facility.

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News Articles

Gov. Newsom signs six Indian gaming compacts

August 7, 2020

Governor Gavin Newsom signed 6 tribal-state gaming compacts this week. One of the compacts authorizes a new casino in Amador County. Another authorizes Eagle Mountain Casino to relocate near the Porterville Airport. The other four renew 20 more years of gaming at Feather Falls Casino, Lucky 7 Casino, Rolling Hills Casino and Red Hawk Casino.

SUMMARY OF THE GAMING COMPACTS

Ione Band of Miwok Indians
NEW AMADOR COUNTY CASINO
Located 30 miles southeast of Sacramento on Hwy 49 in Plymouth.

This is the first tribal-state gaming compact for the Ione Band of Miwoks, and the compact provides the final state approval to proceed with construction of their casino. Under terms of the compact, the casino may have up to 1,200 slot machines, any card games and table games legal under California law, and off-track horserace betting.

Tule River Indian Tribe of California
EAGLE MOUNTAIN CASINO RELOCATION
681 South Tule Road, Porterville, California 93258

On August 3, 2020 Gov. Gavin Newsome signed and new gaming compact with the Tule River Indian Tribe. In addition he signed a separate document addressed to the U.S. Department of Interior accepting the relocation of the Eagle Mountaion Casino.

The compact is an amended version of the 2017 compact between the Tule River Indian Tribe and the State and authorizes the Tribe to operate their casino at the new relocation site. The compact also authorizes up to 2,500 slot machines. Eagle Mountain Casino currently has 1,200 slots. The compact also authorizes any card games and table games legalized by the State. In addition the casino may offer off-track horse betting.

Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians
FEATHER FALLS CASINO & LODGE
3 Alverda Drive, Oroville, California 95966-9379

This compact is a renewal and update to the original agreement signed in 1999 between the Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians and the State. The Tribe is authorized to operate up to 2,250 slot machines. The current number is 800. The Tribe is also authorized to operate any card games or table games which are legal under California law. The Tribe can also operate off-track horse betting in the casino but not online.

Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians
ROLLING HILLS CASINO RESORT
2655 Everett Freeman Way
Corning, California 96021

This compact is a renewal and update to the original agreement signed in 1999 between the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians and the State. The Tribe is authorized to operate up to 2,000 slot machines. The current number is 840. The Tribe is also authorized to operate off-track horse betting and any card games or table games which are legal under California law.

Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians
RED HAWK CASINO
1 Red Hawk Boulevard, Placerville , CA 95667

This compact is a renewal and update to the original agreement signed on October 8, 1999 between the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians and the State. The Tribe is authorized to operate up to 2,500 slot machines, which is the current number. The Tribe is also authorized to operate any California-approved card games, table games and off=track horserace betting.

Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation
LUCKY 7 CASINO & HOTEL
350 North Indian Road
Smith River, California 95567-9525

This compact is a renewal and update to the original agreement signed in 1999 between the Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation (formerly known as Smith River Rancheria) and the State. The Tribe is authorized to operate up to 2,000 slot machines. The current number is 300. The Tribe is also authorized to operate any card game or table game that is legal in the state. It can also operate off-track horse betting.

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Black Oak Casino's New Family Fun Park Opens in Dec 2023 July 31, 2023 - Black Oak Casino Resort began construction last month on a new family fun park named Elevate. The fun park is scheduled to open on Dec. 18th and feature activities for all ages ... Read more Sky River plans whiskey and cigar lounge July 20, 2023 - In a press release last month, Sky River Casino announced plans to build a bourbon and cigar lounge named "The Humidor". The new venue will open later this year next to 32 Brews Street ... Read more Mechoopda Temporary Casino (Chico) - Update July 2023 July 6, 2023 - The opening date of the Mechoopda Indian Tribe's temporary casino near Chico, California has been changed from this summer to late this year. Most of the facility is nearing completion, however ... Read more Graton Casino Expansion Update - July 2023 July 1, 2023 - Graton Resort & Casino's massive $1 billion expansion project is previewed in this video provided by the casino. 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May 9, 2023 - The grand opening of the new Eagle Mountain Casino is today at 10 AM. Guest speakers will address the public and media in front of the porte-cochere and fountain at the main entrance. ... Read more Preview: New Hotel at Red Hawk Casino April 29, 2023 - A new hotel will open at Red Hawk Casino on May 1. The five-story hotel has a total of 120,000 square feet with 131 standard guest rooms and 25 suites. Room size range from 440-900 square feet. ... Read more Graton Resort and Casino to become 2nd largest in California April 13, 2023 - Graton Resort and Casino plans a huge expansion of its casino and hotel which will double its size into the second largest casino resort in California behind Yaamava' Resort & Casino at San ... Read more Win-River Casino: Tribe signs new California gaming compact April 10, 2023 - California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a new, 25-year tribal gaming compact with the Redding Rancheria, owners of Win-River Casino in Redding. The new agreement allows ... Read more Twin Pine Casino: Tribe signs new California gaming compact April 10, 2023 - California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a new, 25-year tribal gaming compact with the Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians, owners of the Twin Pine Casino located north of Napa ... Read more Eagle Mountain Casino holds surprise opening! April 22, 2023 - The new Eagle Mountain Casino in Porterville held a surprise opening Wednesday night. Word had spread on social media of the unannounced opening at 7:00 pm. Doors actually opened earlier at 5:30 pm ... Read more New Eagle Mountain Casino's Grand Opening is May 9th! April 20, 2023 - After two years of construction, the new Eagle Mountain Casino in Porterville, California has announced its grand opening will be celebrated May 9th. The 100,000-sq-ft casino will feature ... 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The new $100 million indoor showroom is 150,000-square-foot with 4,500 seats ... Read more Eagle Mountain Casino: Relocation Update Feb 2023 February 24, 2023 - Eagle Mountain Casino held a job fair in Porterville Wednesday to fill 100 open positions needed before the relocation of the casino to a new location next to the ... Read more Chicken Ranch Casino Resort: Construction Update Jan. 2023 January 31, 2023 - The all-new Chicken Ranch Casino Resort is under construction in Jamestown, California and will open next year. Chicken Ranch released this aerial video earlier this month ... Read more Eagle Mountain Casino: Relocation Status - Jan. 2023 January 20, 2023 - This week Eagle Mountain Casino released an aerial video of its new casino under construction in Porterville. The video shows a 360-degree visual tour around a completed exterior ... 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