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
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
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