'We will create an entertainment destination that this entire community can take pride in, one that will deliver significant and lasting benefits for the Tribe and the City of Elk Grove.” In Las Vegas, they’re known for operating venues such as The Orleans, Gold Coast, and Sam’s Town, just to name a few. Boyd operates casinos in Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Nevada. Sky River Casino is being developed and managed by Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming on behalf of the Tribe. In addition, there will be a hotel and convention center. When it opens, the venues are slated to have not only the 12-table poker room, but also 2,000 slot machines, more than 80 table games, and 12 distinct dining options. Sky River Casino will be the seventh tribal casino in the Sacramento region, though it will be the closest casino to both Sacramento and the South Bay Area. That followed the land having been placed in federal trust in February 2017 and then-Governor Jerry Brown and the Tribe signing a Gaming Compact, the California State Senate and Assembly then unanimously ratified that compact. The $400 million casino project, which is being built on 35.9 acres of land west of Hwy 99, was approved by the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) back in 2019. The new casino is scheduled to open in the second half of 2022 and PokerNews has confirmed there are plans for a 12-table poker room. We’re excited to see that means.Earlier this week, the Wilton Rancheria tribe and Boyd Gaming broke ground on Sky River Casino in Elk Grove, California.

Housing - the tribe now has the opportunity to get creative about those different things.

“One of our goals is to provide health care for all of our members. We can talk about health care,” Tarango said. The tribe can get really creative and create different programs for our membership - scholarships for our students, money for their school supplies.

“With (Sky River) coming along, we have unrestricted funds. Its government has seated departments of housing, education, finance and health to direct policy, address need and provide resources to its hundreds of members.

Kevin Neri the Wilton Rancheria, tribal leaders said that could mean improved housing, financial help and school supplies for its youngest members, health care for families and elders. Wilton Rancheria tribal chairman Jesus Tarango, left, and and Sky River Casino president Chris Gibase speak on Thursday, about the one-year anniversary of the opening of the Elk Grove casino.

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