A sign at the site in Barstow, California, where Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians wants to build an off-reservation casino. Photo from Barstow Casino and Resort
The Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians won approval for an updated municipal services agreement for its long-awaited off-reservation casino in Barstow, California. The tribe updated the agreement at the request of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, The Desert Dispatch reported. It addresses title and infrastructure issues at the proposed $160 million Barstow Casino and Resort. The BIA completed the final environmental impact statement for the project more than two years ago. A revised general conformity determination was issued in February but it's not clear when a decision will be made on the casino. The tribe is pursuing the casino under the two-part determination provisions of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. If the BIA approves, the state governor will have final say. The casino site is about 118 miles from the reservation. Get the Story:
City OKs casino agreement (The Desert Dispatch 6/22)
Municipal agreement for Barstow casino on City Council agenda (The Desert Dispatch 6/18) Federal Register Notice:
Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Proposed Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeňo Indians 23-Acre Fee-to-Trust Transfer and Casino-Hotel Project, City of Barstow, San Bernardino County, California (April 18, 2014)
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