California Supreme Court gives final approval to build Madera casino
California Supreme Court gives final approval to build Madera casino
A ten-year-old case was decided by the California Supreme Court last week giving final approval to the North Fork Rancheria Band of Mono Indians to proceed with construction on a casino hotel off Highway 99 in Madera County.
[No Ads]Nearly 2 decades in the making, North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians will get their casino - Courtesy of CBS47 KSEE24, Sep 1, 2020. Available from YouTube
In a press release North Fork Rancheria Tribal Chair Elaine Bethel-Fink wrote:
"We are thrilled that the Court has finally decided this case in our favor. Our tribal citizens and local community have been denied the advantages of tribal gaming - billions of dollars in economic benefits and thousands of jobs - for far too long.
"The decision will allow the North Fork Rancheria to move forward with the design, financing, and construction of its long-awaited and highly anticipated project north of the city of Madera."
The case was filed against the casino by the United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria, which owns the Thunder Valley Casino Resort. The Auburn Rancheria sought to invalidate Gov. Brown's approval in 2012, however, the state Supreme Court agreed 5-2 that Brown had authority to OK the casino.
The North Fork Rancheria casino and hotel will be built off Highway 99 at Avenue 17 near Madera, California. It will operate 2,400 slot machines and 40 table games and host a 200-room hotel.
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will hear a case Feb 11 against the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians and its plans to build a casino in Madera County, California. This is case appealed from a district court that ruled in favor of the tribe over an opposition group of nearby private businesses and casino interests. The central issue was whether the U.S. Department of Interior followed proper procedures in approving the tribe's application for the Madera casino. Since 2003 the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians has pursued plans to build a resort hotel and casino on ancestral land between Chowchilla and Madera, California. The location is a short distance from three other casinos which will be financially impacted by the new casino. These are Club One Casino in Fresno, Table Mountain Casino in Friant, and Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino in Coarsegold. Tribal leaders of the Mono Indians expect a favorable ruling from the Appeals Court, which will remove the last legal roadblock before starting construction.
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