North Fork Rancheria clears a hurdle for off-reservation casino

Tuesday, December 4, 2012  

The North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians is on track to build an off-reservation casino in California.

After starting work on the project in 2003, the tribe won Bureau of Indian Affairs approval of its land-into-trust application last month. "This decision brings our tribe one step closer to realizing our generations-long dream of helping our people and our community," Chairwoman Elaine Bethel-Fink said in a statement.

The tribe plans to build a $200 million casino on the 305-acre site.

Get the Story:
Tribe with Station Casinos agreement gains OK for project (The Las Vegas Review-Journal 12/4)

Federal Register Notice:
Land Acquisitions; North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California (December 3, 2012)

BIA backs land-into-trust applications for casinos in California (12/3)