Nation | Tribe: United Auburn Indian Community
1200 Athens Avenue
Lincoln, CA 95648
(916) 408-7777
Thunder Valley Casino Resort opened its new $100M entertainment center, The Venue, with a grand opening celebration over Presidents Day Weekend in February 2023. Three major concerts are planned over the three-day event.
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Thunder Valley Casino is an Indian gaming casino owned by the United Auburn Indian Community. The casino is located near the city of Lincoln, CA about 30 miles northeast of Sacramento. To drive from Sacrmento take Interstate 80 towards Reno and Exit Hwy 65 at Twelve Bridges.
The gaming floor at Thunder Valley Casino is 144,500 square feet and features 3,400 slot machines, 110 table games, a 50-seat poker room and a bingo hall. The Thunder Valley hotel has a four-diamond rating with 400 guest rooms and suites.
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Thunder Valley Earns 2023 Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Award
June 6, 2023 -
Thunder Valley Casino Resort has received the 2023 Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice for the third year in a row since the award was first introduced.
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Thunder Valley Casino celebrates month-long 20th anniversary in June
June 1, 2023 -
Thunder Valley Casino Resort is celebrating its 20th anniversary throughout the entire month of June. The special event includes cash giveaways, entertainment, win apparel
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Thunder Valley receives AAA Four Diamond Rating
May 31, 2023 -
Thunder Valley Casino Resort has earned an AAA Four Diamond rating every year since 2011. This year the award recognized Thunder Valley in a newly created category
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Thunder Valley Casino opens The Venue tonight!
February 17, 2023 -
Thunder Valley is celebrating the official grand opening of The Venue over this Presidents' Day Weekend. The new $100 million indoor showroom is 150,000-square-foot with 4,500 seats
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Thunder Valley Casino's 'The Venue' opens Feb. 2023 with star-studded concerts
October 5, 2022 -
Thunder Valley Casino Resort will celebrate the grand opening of its new concert center, The Venue, over the President's Day Weekend in February. The 3-day event.
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The Venue at Thunder Valley Casino & Resort is a new indoors concert and entertainment center opening Feb. 17, 2023.
[No Ads]The Venue at Thunder Valley Casino Resort - Courtesy of thundervalleyresort, Mar 19, 2021. Available from YouTube
Also, read about The Venue's ground breaking and the 2023 grand opening.
Open 24 hours daily
144,500-square-foot casino
3,400 Slot Machines
110 gaming tables
Games include Baccarat, Blackjack, Blackjack Switch, Chase the Flush, Criss Cross, DJ Wild, Face Up Pai Gow Poker, Fortune Pai Gow Progressive, Four Card Poker, Free Bet Blackjack, Mystery Card Roulette, Spanish 21, Three Card Poker, Thunder Valley Craps, Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em and Zappit Blackjack
High-Limit Gaming
High-limit gaming areas at Thunder Valley Casino are located off the main casino floor. They offer over 100 high-limit slot machines plus high-limit table games with betting from $100 to $5,000.
Live poker room - 50 seats
Bingo - the bingo room is adjacent the poker room. It is smoke-free and seats 800 players.
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The Buffet
High Steaks
Thunder Cafe
Dos Coyotes
Red Lantern
Peet's Coffee & Tea
Food Court
The Venue at Thunder Valley - Opens Feb 17, 2023. See preview.
Thunder Valley Casino Resort is a AAA Four Diamond awarded hotel. The hotel has a 17-story tower and 400 guest rooms and suites.
Pool area is 35,000 square feet
Cocount Pool and Bar
Spa at Thunder Valley - Four Diamond spa, 10,100-square-feet
7-story parking garage with 3,750 spaces
4,000 additional spaces
Extended RV parking available without hookups.
June 6, 2023
Thunder Valley Casino Resort has received the 2023 Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice for the third year in a row since the award was first introduced.
"Thunder Valley is honored to once again receive the Travelers' Choice Award. This award demonstrates our property's consistent commitment to hospitality excellence, which would not be possible without our dedicated team members."
- Dawn Clayton, GM Thunder Valley
The Travelers' Choice Award is based on outstanding traveler feedback, and winners are selected only from the top 10 percent of hospitality businesses worldwide.
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June 1, 2023
Thunder Valley Casino Resort is celebrating its 20th anniversary throughout the entire month of June. The special event includes cash giveaways, entertainment, commemorative apparel, and dining specials. Thunder Valley first opening its doors on June 9, 2003.
"Throughout the past 20 years, Thunder Valley has experienced significant growth and monumental success and we are so honored to celebrate this milestone. The many prestigious accomplishments of our property could not have been achieved without the steadfast dedication of our phenomenal team members and our loyal guests."
- Dawn Clayton, GM Thunder Valley Casino
Every Tuesday and Thursday players of slots and table games can earn Rewards Card points for anniversary jackets, hats, polo shirts, and t-shirts. There will also be a limited-edition 20th Anniversary Thunder Rewards card given out at the Rewards Center. Supply is limited.
Since opening in 2003, Thunder Valley Casino added a 400-room hotel with an AAA four-diamond rating, and The Venue, a $100M entertainment center that opened last February.
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May 31, 2023
Thunder Valley Casino Resort has earned an AAA Four Diamond rating every year since 2011. This year the award recognized Thunder Valley in the newly created category of "Inspected Clean" status signifying outstanding cleanliness throughout all areas of the property.
"Receiving the AAA Four Diamond status once again is a tremendous honor. Achieving a Four Diamond rating each year is a true testament to our dedicated team members who contribute each and every day to our property's high standards for hotel condition, cleanliness, and luxury amenities."
- Dawn Clayton, GM Thunder Valley
Four Diamonds are exclusively awarded for upscale amenities, hospitality, and service. The evaluations include unscheduled inspections by anonymous AAA inspectors.
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February 17, 2023
Thunder Valley is celebrating the official grand opening of The Venue over this Presidents' Day Weekend. The new $100 million indoor showroom is 150,000-square-foot with a state-of-the-art stage and 4,500 seats. The Venue replaces the former outdoor concert venue at Thunder Valley Casino.
[No Ads]Thunder Valley Casino unveils new $100 million event venue in Lincoln
Courtesy of ABC10, Feb 14, 2023. Available from YouTube
Following the ribbon-cutting on Tuesday, the United Auburn Indian Community Tribal Chairman made this comment:
"Today marks a significant milestone for Thunder Valley and for our Tribe as we celebrate the completion of this wonderful new venue. It has been incredible to witness the growth and success of Thunder Valley since we first broke ground over two decades ago. We look forward to bringing first-class, year-round entertainment to The Venue."
- Gene Whitehouse, Tribal Chairman
The Venue will host live entertainment events including concerts, comedy, and sports events. The Venue at Thunder Valley has announced these upcoming events:
March 03 - Sammy Hagar and Friends
March 04 - Charlie Wilson
March 11 - Xuan Hoi Ngo
March 17 - Dirty Heads
March 18 - The Beach Boys
March 24 - Jeff Dunham
March 25 - Anjelah Johnson-Reyes
March 31 - Kevin James
April 01 - Kansas
April 07 - Boyz II Men
April 08 - Michael Carbonaro
April 14 - An Evening with Third Eye Blind
April 15 - One Vision of Queen
April 22 - Vivian Chow
April 28 - Bryan Adams
April 29 - Train
May 05 - Quebradita Time!
The current and complete list of sheduled shows at The Venue can be found at https://thundervalleyresort.com/entertainment/events.
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October 5, 2022
Thunder Valley Casino Resort will celebrate the grand opening of its new concert center, The Venue, over the President's Day Weekend in February. The 3-day event will feature three star-studded concerts: Eagles Feb. 17, Bruno Mars Feb. 18 and Santana Feb. 19.
[No Ads]The Eagles, Bruno Mars, Santana to play at Thunder Valley's 'The Venue'
Courtesy of KCRA News, Oct 3, 2022. Available from YouTube
The Venue will be a $100 million, state-of-the-art theater with seating for 4,600 guests. The 150,000 square-foot facility is designed for music concerts, live entertainment, sporting events and conferences. See preview.
The Venue will replace Thunder Valley's Outdoor Amphitheater, which held its last event this past weekend.
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September 18, 2022
For the 12th consecutive year Thunder Valley Casino Resort has received an AAA Four Diamond for Best of Housekeeping. The award recognizes the top 25% of AAA Diamond-designated hotels for outstanding cleanliness and housekeeping excellence.
Thunder Valley Casino Resort is also recognized by Tripadvisor for excellence in hospitality. For the second consecutive year, Thunder Valley has received the Tripadvisor's Travelers' Choice Award.
"Thunder Valley is honored to receive our AAA Four Diamond status and the Travelers' Choice award. These awards are a true testament to our property's high standards for hotel condition, cleanliness, and amenities. Thank you to our dedicated team who make Thunder Valley an enjoyable place to stay, and who make this achievement possible."
- Dawn Clayton, GM Thunder Valley
Thunder Valley Casino Resort is located in Lincoln, California and owned by the United Auburn Indian Community
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September 3, 2022
Thunder Valley Casino Resort is hosting nine job fairs this month to hire 100 new full and part-time workers for table games, housekeeping, food and beverage, maintenance and security.
Thunder Valley job fairs will be held on the following times and dates at the Employment Center inside Thunder Valley Casino Resort:
Table Games
September 6 Tuesday 1 PM to 4 PM
September 20 Tuesday 1 PM to 4 PM
Housekeeping and Internal Maintenance
September 7 Wednesday 10 AM to 1 PM
September 21 Wednesday 10 AM to 1 PM
Open Job Fair
September 10 Saturday 10 AM to 2 PM
Food and Beverage
September 14 Wednesday 10 AM to 1 PM
September 28 Wednesday 10 AM to 1 PM)
Security
September 16 Friday 10 AM to 1 PM
September 30 Friday 10 AM to 1 PM
Employee benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, life Insurance and long-term disability insurance, free meals, paid time-off, tuition reimbursement, and 401(k) retirement plan.
For additional information regarding job opportunities, visit Thunder Valley Casino Resort Careers.
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July 28, 2022
After hosting eight job fairs in July, Thunder Valley Casino is continuing its hiring effort with nine more job fairs scheduled throughout August. The casino has over one hundred full-time and part-time positions to fill as soon as possible.
[No Ads]Thunder Valley Casino is hosting a Job Fair
Courtesy of FOX40 News, Jul 26, 2022. Available from YouTube
Thunder Valley Casino Resort will be hiring on the spot on these dates:
August 3
Wednesday 10AM - 1PM
Food Court and Food and Beverage
August 5
Friday 10AM - 1PM
Security
August 9
Tuesday 3PM - 7PM
Table Games
August 10
Wednesday 10AM - 1PM
Housekeeping and Janitorial
August 13
Saturday 10AM - 2PM
All Positions
August 17
Wednesday 10AM - 1PM
Food Court and Food and Beverage
August 19
Friday 10AM - 1PM
Security
August 23
Tuesday 3PM - 7PM
Table Games
August 24
Wednesday 10AM - 1PM
Housekeeping and Janitorial
Employee benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, and more.
Each job fair will be held at the Employment Center of Thunder Valley Casino Resort. Further information can be found at Thunder Valley Casino Resort Careers.
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March 16, 2021
Thunder Valley Casino Resort celebrated a groundbreaking today for construction of a $100 million entertainment and concert center. It will be named "The Venue at Thunder Valley". The 150,000-square-foot indoor facility will seat 5,000 guests.
A statement from Thunder Valley Casino Resort read:
The Venue at Thunder Valley is being built right next to the casino and will open in late 2022. It will replace the temporary outdoor amphitheater."Our groundbreaking ceremony marks a momentous milestone for the United Auburn Indian Community and Thunder Valley Casino Resort as we officially announce plans to expand our entertainment footprint in a big way."
- Dawn Clayton, General Manager
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June 8, 2020
Hundreds of guests returned to Thunder Valley Casino when it reopened today at 10:00AM. New health and safety protocols require all guests and workers pass a temperature check at entry and wear face masks inside. The gaming area has been configured for social distancing between players.
[No Ads]Thunder Valley Casino Reopens In Placer County
Courtesy of CBS Sacramento, Jun 8, 2020. Available on YouTube
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May 26, 2020
An announcement on the homepage of Thunder Valley Casino states the casino will reopen June 8. The hotel will also reopen and is accepting room reservations beginning June 8. No other information is available at this time.
Thunder Valley Casino follows Hard Rock Hotel and Casino and Red Hawk Casino in announcing plans to resume operations after two months of shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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October 10, 2018
Currently there is no known date set for sports betting to be legalized in California. However one tribe has begun putting the gaming infrastructure in place for when that day comes.
The United Auburn Indian Community has partnered with MGM GVC Interactive to be in place for when the game is legalized. The announcement of the partnership was made on Tuesday in a press release.
The tribe owns the Thunder Valley Casino Resort.
Under the partnership retail and mobile sports betting will be offered. As well as online casino and poker.
Recently MGM made an arrangement with the National Basketball Association. This will also benefit the tribe.
Currently states have passed sports betting gaming regulations to allow the game in operation. A measure to allow sports betting in California is expected to be on the ballot in 2020.
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January 26, 2018
Another 25,000 square feet is being added to Thunder Valley Casino. The expansion project is expected to be completed by March when the casino hosts the World Poker Tour.
Plans include a larger casino floor. This will add space for a poker room with 400 seats. A new bingo hall will also be built. It will have 800 seats. The slot area reserved for high limit gaming will also be remodeled. The area will add 450 slots.
The cost of the project is $36 million and will last for 12 months.
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Thunder Valley receives 12th-consecutive AAA Four Diamond Rating
September 18, 2022 -
For the 12th consecutive year Thunder Valley Casino Resort has received an AAA Four Diamond for Best of Housekeeping. The award recognizes outstanding cleanliness and
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Thunder Valley Casino Resort is hosting 9 Job Fairs in September
September 3, 2022 -
Thunder Valley Casino Resort is hosting nine job fairs this month to hire 100 new full and part-time workers for table games, housekeeping, food and beverage, maintenance and security.
... Read more
Thunder Valley Casino hosting nine August job fairs
July 28, 2022 -
After hosting eight job fairs in July, Thunder Valley Casino is continuing its hiring effort with nine more job fairs scheduled throughout August. The casino has over one hundred full-time and part-time
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Thunder Valley Casino breaks ground on $100 million concert venue today
March 16, 2021 -
Thunder Valley Casino Resort celebrated a groundbreaking today for construction of a $100 million entertainment and concert center. It will be named "The Venue at
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September 9, 2020 -
None of the largest casinos in the U.S. are in Las Vegas! The five largest casinos are owned by Native American tribes, according to an article published this month by PlayUSA. The casinos are ranked by
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Thunder Valley Casino's reopening day June 8
June 8, 2020 -
Hundreds of guests returned to Thunder Valley Casino when it reopened today at 10:00AM. New health and safety protocols require all guests and workers pass a temperature check at entry and
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Thunder Valley Casino reopens June 8
May 26, 2020 -
Thunder Valley Casino announced it will reopen June 8. The hotel will also reopen and is accepting room reservations beginning June 8. Further information is pending.
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Thunder Valley Casino signs partner for future sports betting
October 10, 2018 -
California has not legalized sports betting, however Thunder Valley Casino will be ready when it is. The United Auburn Indians have partnered with MGM GVC Interactive for sports betting.
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Thunder Valley is adding 25,000 sq-ft of slots, bingo and poker by March 1
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