A federal appeals court in May tossed out the lawsuit. Although tribal casinos generally must be built on ancestral lands, the courts said the Enterprise tribe, formally known as the Estom Yumeka Maidu Tribe, could be granted an exception because most of its original home was wiped out when Oroville Dam was built in the 1960s. Since then the tribe has cleared up its problems.

Because of the litigation, the Enterprise tribe said it couldn’t secure permanent financing for the project. Thunder Valley, Colusa Casino and anti-gambling groups were suing to block the project, saying Enterprise didn’t have the legal right to build a casino 35 miles from the tribe’s ancestral grounds near Oroville. But a few months later it was forced to halt construction because of legal and financial obstacles.

Check my blog at for developing details and updates on this important project.Two years ago it finally broke ground on a smaller, $170 million casino known as Fire Mountain Resort. Pay attention… this will be a huge economic driver for the entire Yuba-Sutter Region. Quality of Life in Yuba-Sutter Region Gets a Boost from New Casino ProjectĪnticipation is high for a much needed upswing in the quality of life for residents in the region, with more entertainment options as well as support businesses of of all kinds moving to the area. With nearly 1,000 acres that wrap around this project planned as a major entertainment center (details are not yet announced), as this project continues to develop, it will vastly expand local opportunities in Yuba County.ĭuring its development, the Hard Rock Fire Mountain Casino will initially create thousands of construction jobs, as the project continues to grow and the surrounding land is developed, thousands of permanent jobs will naturally become available as well.

This project will be one of the two biggest economic booms for this Region (the other being Yuba Water Agency getting millions formerly going to PG&E). New Casino Project Creates an Economic Boom for Yuba-Sutter Area

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