The outgoing Biden administration approved land trust applications Friday for two controversial tribal casinos, one in the San Francisco Bay Area and another in southern Oregon. A computer rendering of the proposed Scotts Valley casino. The road to federal approval has been a long one for both casino projects. (Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians) The Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians’ proposed $700 million casino would be built in Vallejo in Solano County on the Bay Area’s northern edge. Meanwhile, the Coquille Indian Tribe plans to build a gaming venue in the town of Medford, Ore. Friday’s approvals will place the land earmarked for the casinos into federal trust so it can be used for gaming. Bones of Contention Both projects are controversial because they are opposed by the governors of California and Oregon, as well as by local tribes. Both the Scotts Valley Band and Coquille tribes claim ancestral ties to the land on which the casinos will be built,… Read More
Category: Tribal Gaming, Coquille tribe, Medford Casino, Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians, Vallejo casino
Source: Casino.org
