The Scotts Valley Band filed suit Aug. 7 against the Interior Department, Secretary Douglas Burgum and Assistant Secretary William Kirkland. The complaint calls the July 30 reversal arbitrary, capricious, contrary to law and unsupported by the administrative record. The tribe wants its January 2025 gaming approval restored and its preview casino reopened during litigation. The … Read more
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
The United Auburn Indian Community named general manager Dawn Clayton chief executive of Thunder Valley Casino Resort on Aug. 4. Clayton has spent 16 of her 44 years in gaming and hospitality at Thunder Valley, the past 13 running operations. The tribe’s compact caps the property at 3,500 gaming devices and two facilities through Dec. … Read more
Interior found the band had not shown a significant historical connection to the Vallejo parcel. The finding also blocks the eight-story, $700 million resort planned for the 160.33-acre trust parcel. Scotts Valley suspended gaming at the hall it opened July 24 and said it will sue in federal court. A federal court set aside Interior’s … Read more