The commission has run without an acting or permanent chair since Jan. 13, when Sharon Avery’s term ended. It approved two gaming ordinance amendments nationwide in 2026, neither in California, down from 19 in 2025. California’s most recent approval went to the Soboba Band of Luiseno Mission Indians on Nov. 24, 2025. Compacts, land into … Read more
Wilton Rancheria asked the Bureau of Indian Affairs to take 90.57 acres in Elk Grove into federal trust. The nine parcels beside Sky River Casino would carry 150,000 square feet of office and 400,000 of commercial space. The environmental assessment proposes no gaming, unlike the 2017 acquisition that made the Sky River site gaming-eligible. Public … Read more
Scotts Valley is dealing cards in Vallejo while Washington decides whether its $700 million resort is legal at all, and a rival tribe fights to stop both. VALLEJO, Calif. — A casino is up and running in this Bay Area city before Washington has finally decided the tribe is even allowed to run it. That … Read more