Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City

Nation | Tribe: Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla

AGUA CALIENTE CASINO CATHEDRAL CITY

68899 C Street
Cathedral City, California 92234

Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City opened Nov. 24, 2020. This casino is located on a 13-acre parcel of land in Cathedral City at the northwest corner of East Palm Canyon Drive and Date Palm Drive.

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Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City

The Cathedral City casino will be a total of 125,000 square feet and multiple buildings. The casino floor will be 30,000 square feet with 530 slot machines and 8 table games. The will be 5,000 square feet of restaurant space, however the number or type of restaurants have not been announced.

On Oct 10, 2019 the tribe announced their Cathedral City casino project was approved by the U.S. Department of Interior giving them a greenlight to begin construction.

The casino was completed and the new Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City opened its doors on Nov. 24, 2020.

Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City is an Indian gaming casino owned by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla, whhp also owns Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs and Agua Caliente Casino Rancho Mirage.

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History of Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla planned to build their third casino in Catheral City. At that time the tribe owned the Agua Calienta Palm Springs and the Agua Caliente Rancho Mirage.

THE LAND

The Palm Springs and the Rancho Mirage properties lie on reservation land. The casino site in Cathedral City is off-reservation land. It is 3.6 acres purchased by the tribe for $5.5 million. It lies contiguous to the tribe's reservation.

To proceed with this casino project, the U.S. Department of Interior had to agree to take this land into trust as reservation land for the purpose of building the casino.

THE BUILDINGS

The plan was to build multiple buildings totaling 125,000 square feet. The casino building with gaming floor, restaurants, retail shops and utility space totals 65,000 square feet. A 12,000-square-foot outdoor pavalion was planned to provide live entertainment and special events. Six other smaller buildings totaling 60,000 square feet house tribal offices and other needs of the tribe.

THE CASINO

The casino iplan was to include slot machines, table games, restaurants, retail space and parking.

The hours of operation would be 24 hours daily. A 30,000-square-foot gaming floor was planned to host 500 Class III slot machines, which are sometimes described as Vegas-style slot machines, and 8 tables games.

Ther plan called for 5,000 square feet of restaurant space. The number and types of restaurants were not initially announced.

The available retail space was to be 2,500 square feet. The parking lot would have spaces for 1,000 vehicles.

THE CASINO STATUS

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla waited for federal approval or disapproval of their casino application they had submitted to the U.S. Burueau of Indian Affairs. The application would transfer the casino land into federal trust for the purpose of Indian gaming.

A key filing document for casino approval was the Draft Environmental Assessment / Tribal Draft Environment Impact Report (EA/TEIR).

The BIA opened a scoping comment period for the EA/TEIR from Dec. 29, 2017 through Jan. 29, 2018.

A scoping hearing was held on January 18, 2018.

The BIA published the Draft EA/TEIR on Oct. 19, 2018.

The period for public comments on the Draft EA/TEIR ended on Dec. 3, 2018.

The 2016 Tribal-State Gaming Compact between the State of California and the Aqua Caliente tribe grants State approval to the Cathedral City casino.

In Aug 2019 the City Council of Cathedral City agreed to a ten year contract to support the casino with public services. In turn, the Aqua Caliente tribe agreed to pay the city $150,000 annually plus $5 million for city road improvements.

In Sept 2019 The Riverside County Board of Supervisors agreed to the Tribe's plan for compensation of county services resulting from the Cathedral City casino. These costs of services include gambling addiction, substance abuse and related mental health issues.

Location

The site for the new Aqua Caliente casino is located north of Highway 111 at Date Palm Drive. The property boundries are outlined in red in this photograph.

The streets surrounding the future casino site are:

Buddy Rogers Ave on the North
Date Palm Drive on the East
East Palm Canyon Drive on the South
Monty Hall Drive on the West

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Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City celebrates first anniversary

November 19, 2021

Agua Caliente Casino in Cathedral City is celebrating its one-year anniversary through the end of November with special music events scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 24. A special prizes and a $65,000 aniversary giveaway are running daily through Nov. 30.

Then on Nov. 24th these special music events are planned:

Zowie Bowie will will perform free for ACE Club members at 8 PM at the Agave Caliente Terraza.

Cali Tucker will perform free for diners at Cafe One Eleven from 6-9 PM.

Ryan Whyte Malone will perform free for diners at 9 PM at 360 Sports.

Local DJs will follow Zowie Bowi at the Agave Caliente Tequila Bar and entertain until 2 AM.

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Agua Caliente Casino in Cathedral City is now open!

November 28, 2020

Surprise! The new Agua Caliente Casino in Cathedral City opened to the public on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. The 30,000-square-foot casino is the third owned by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and features 500 slot machines and 8 table games.

The food and beverage venues include 360 Sports Cathedral City serving up-scale sports food, Cafe One Eleven serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, and Agave Caliente Tequila Bar. The future Agua Caliente Pavilion will offer live concerts and entertainment.

Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City is the third casino owned by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla. The other two are Aqua Caliente Casino Palm Springs and Agua Caliente Casino Rancho Mirage.

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First Preview of New Aqua Caliente Pavilion

September 18, 2020

Aqua Caliente Pavilion will be a 12,000-square-foot, live event center at the new Aqua Caliente Casino in Cathedral City, CA. It will host live entertainment, special events and private parties. The outdoor venue is highlighted with a scenic desert and mountain landscape.

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Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians gives a preview of new Aqua Caliente Pavilion - Courtesy of KESQ NewsChannel 3, Sep 15, 2020. Available from YouTube

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New Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City schedules job fair

July 18, 2020

The new downtown Cathedral City casino, which opens later this year, has scheduled a job fair for July 27. Over 500 positions are available in all departments including Slots, Table Games, Food & Beverage, Environmental Services, Security, Facilities, Marketing, and other service areas.

The job fair will be open from 8AM to 1PM on Monday July 27. The location is:

Mary Pickford Theater
36850 Pickfair St.
Cathedral City, CA 92234

Applicants should bring multiple copies of their resumes. They will be required to wear a face mask, maintain 6-feet social distancing and pass a temperature check.

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Agua Caliente celebrates groundbreaking for downtown Cathedral City casino

November 4, 2019

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians broke ground today on their downtown Catedral City casino. A ceremony was held at the corner of East Palm Canyon Drive and Date Palm Drive and the public was invited.

The casino will be named Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City and feature 500 Vegas-style slot machines and 8 live table games. The total building size will be 125,000 square feet with 30,000 square feet of casino floor, 5,000 square feet of restaurant space, and the remainder will be allocated for tribal offices and special services.

Agua Caliente Chairman Jeff L. Grubbe said:

"We are excited to begin construction on this large-scale investment in Cathedral City. This project will create jobs, revitalize an undeveloped downtown property and support Cathedral City's economic development efforts."

This will be the third casino owned by the tribe. The others are Agua Caliente Casino Palm Springs, formerly the Spa Resort Casino, and Agua Caliente Casino Rancho Mirage. The tribe has a gaming compact with the state which authorizes a fourth casino at some future time. No plans for that have been announced.

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Cathedral City casino wins federal approval

October 18, 2019

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians will soon break ground on a new casino in Cathedral City, California after receiving federal approval to add the building site to their reservation land. The date for the grounding breaking has not been announced.

The new casino, Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City, will be built on 3.6 acres at the corner of E. Palm Canyon Drive and Date Palm Drive. The tribe purchased the land in 2017, and as part of the deal, paid the city $5.5 million to the city to build a new fire station at 68950 Buddy Rogers Ave.

The casino will have a 30,000-square-foot gaming floor with 500 Vegas-style slot machines (Class III type) and 8 tables games. It will be open 24 hours a day and include restaurants, restail space and 1,000 parking spaces.

The groundbreaking and completion dates should be announced soon along with more details of the casino. The tribe is preparing final plans now to begin construction.

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Cathedral City casino approved by County Board

September 22, 2019

Last week the Riverside County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted 5-0 to approve an initial agreement with the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians to build a downtown casino in Cathedral City.

Under the terms of the agreement, the Tribe will compensate Riverside County for financial impacts incurred by the County from the operation of the future casino. These are county service costs social programs related to gambling addiction, substance abuse and related mental health issues.

The tribe agreed to pay the county $125,000 this fiscal year. The funds will go to the Riverside University Health System-Behavioral Health Department.

Additional compensation agreements will be negotiated in the future as more cost information becomes available regarding actual county services rendered.

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Agua Caliente downtown casino is approved by Cathedral City Council

August 29, 2019

Vacant casino site for the planned Aqua Caliente Casino Cathedral City

An agreement has been made between the City Council of Cathedral City and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla regarding the construction of a new 65,000-square-foot casino.

The city has agreed to provide support services including traffic regulation, fire protection, law enforcement, medical response and road maintenance. In turn the tribe will reimburse the city with annual payments of $150,000 plus a one-time payment of $5 million of road work within the city.

This local agreement is a key step forward for this casino project. The state government has already granted approval in its 2016 gaming compact with the tribe.

The major remaining hurdle is federal approval. That decision from the U.S. Department of Interior is expected soon.

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Agua Caliente plan Cathedral City casino

January 24, 2018

Downtown Cathedral City could be the location for a new gaming and entertainment venue. Plans for the project were announced on Tuesday by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians.

The tribe plans to purchase property on the corner of Date Palm Drive and East Palm Canyon Drive. The cost to buy the 3.6 acres is $5.5 million.

This will be the first gaming venue owned by the tribe that will not be located on their reservation. They currently have casinos located in Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage.

For 18 months the tribe and the city held negotiations over the project.

Under the current gaming compact the tribe is allowed to own four casinos and up to 500 gaming machines in each location.

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News Headlines Continued

2020

Agua Caliente Casino in Cathedral City is now open! November 28, 2020 - Surprise! The new Agua Caliente Casino in Cathedral City opened to the public on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. The 30,000-square-foot casino is the third owned by the Agua ... Read more First Preview of New Aqua Caliente Pavilion September 18, 2020 - Aqua Caliente Pavilion will be a 12,000-square-foot, live event center at the new Aqua Caliente Casino in Cathedral City, CA. It will host live entertainment, special events and private parties. ... Read more New Agua Caliente Casino Cathedral City schedules job fair July 18, 2020 - The new downtown Cathedral City casino, which opens later this year, has scheduled a job fair for July 27. Over 500 positions are available in all departments including Gaming, Food ... Read more 2020 Preview: Casinos in Palm Springs Area January 6, 2020 - Two major construction projects highlight 2020 in the Palm Springs area. Morongo will complete its 65,000-sq-ft gaming expansion by mid-year, and the Augua Caliente tribe is building a new casino in Cathederal City. ... Read more

2019

Agua Caliente celebrates groundbreaking for downtown Cathedral City casino November 4, 2019 - The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians broke ground today on their new casino in downtown Cathedral City. The location is the northwest corner of East Palm Canyon ... Read more Cathedral City casino wins federal approval October 18, 2019 - The Agua Caliente tribe will now move forward with their plans to build a casino in downtown Cathedral City, California after receiving approval from the U.S. Department of Interior. ... Read more Cathedral City casino approved by County Board September 22, 2019 - Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to approve a compensation plan with the Agua Caliente Tribe to cover costs of county services needed for a Cathedral City casino. ... Read more Agua Caliente downtown casino is approved by Cathedral City Council August 29, 2019 - The Cathedral City Council has approved a plan by the Agua Caliente tribe to build a new casino in the downtown area of Cathedral City. This is a key step forward ... Read more Agua Caliente plan Cathedral City casino
January 24, 2018 - Downtown Cathedral City could be the location for a new gaming and entertainment venue. Plans for the project were announced on Tuesday by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. ... Read more