{"id":262504,"date":"2023-03-03T11:53:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T17:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=262504"},"modified":"2023-03-06T12:42:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T18:42:45","slug":"dry-creek-pomo-approved-for-300m-casino-in-northern-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/dry-creek-pomo-approved-for-300m-casino-in-northern-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Dry Creek Pomo Get Approval for $300M Casino in Heart of Wine Country"},"content":{"rendered":"

California\u2019s Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians has received the go-ahead from Sonoma County officials to build a $300 million luxury casino resort near Geyserville in the heart of America\u2019s wine country.<\/p>\n

\"Dry
The Dry Creek Pomo\u2019s River Rock Casino near Geyserville, Calif. The tribe wants to tear it down and build a bigger one. (Image: Sonoma County Tourism)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The proposed casino would replace the tribe\u2019s existing River Rock Casino on its reservation in the Alexandria Valley, The Press Democrat<\/em> reports.<\/p>\n

The River Rock has suffered since the 2013 opening of the Graton Casino Resort<\/a> in Rohnert Park. Owned by the Federated Band of Graton Rancheria, it\u2019s the biggest casino in northern California and cuts footfall to the River Rock from the Bay Area.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The River Rock currently has a 60,000-square-foot, tent-domed gaming hall with around 1,200 slot machines. The new property would boast a hotel with almost 300 rooms and a similar-sized gaming area with around 300 more slot machines. There would also be a wedding chapel, a spa, and other amenities.<\/p>\n

Plan B<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The current plans are a compromise between the tribe and Sonoma County, where many residents are firmly opposed to casino expansion.<\/p>\n

The Dry Creeks originally wanted to build a hotel with up to 600 rooms and an 88,000-square-foot casino with up to 3,000 gaming devices.<\/p>\n

The tribe has also agreed not to build a separate casino on land acquired in Petaluma, 45 miles to the south, until at least 2032.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It has the right to build another casino in Sonoma County, per an agreement with the state. It consented to hold off for a decade<\/a> after county officials agreed to waive an annual $750K revenue payment from the tribe for 2020 and 2021. That\u2019s because River Rock was closed at the height of the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u2018Fair\u2019 Deal<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Under the latest deal, those payments will resume at $750K until four years after the resort is completed. At that point, a 2% annual increase will kick in. Annual payments won’t exceed $1.5 million.<\/p>\n

I think we\u2019ve come up with an [agreement] that is fair to the tribe and fair to the county,\u201d Chris Wright, chairman for Dry Creek Rancheria, told the board, as reported by The Press Democrat.<\/em> \u201cI look forward to a government-to-government relationship going forward.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But not everyone is thrilled about the situation.<\/p>\n

Karin Warnelius-Miller is president of the Alexander Valley Association, representing families, farmers, and businesses in the area.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very, very angry and we\u2019re not standing down,\u201d she told The Press Democrat.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

California\u2019s Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians has received the go-ahead from Sonoma County officials to build a $300 million luxury casino resort near Geyserville in the heart of America\u2019s wine country. The proposed casino would replace the tribe\u2019s existing River Rock Casino on its reservation in the Alexandria Valley, The Press Democrat reports. 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