In El Dorado County, Red Hawk recently opened a 150-room hotel and The Apex and Apex Grill, its 85,000 square-foot family amusement center and sports bar. The Lincoln casino resort debuted The Venue at Thunder Valley, its 4,500-seat, 150,000 square-foot music and entertainment center, last week. Longtime players United Auburn Indian Community’s Thunder Valley Casino in Lincoln and Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians’ Red Hawk Casino near Shingle Springs have answered newcomer Sky River with splashes of their own. Featuring over 2,100 slot machines and 80 table games, its gaming amenities are complemented by 17 unique dining and drink options and live entertainment. The only federally recognized tribe in Sacramento County, Wilton Rancheria’s casino is also the closest to the capital city, its vast 100,000 square-foot gaming floor, restaurants and rows of slot machines and table games landing squarely in the middle of one of California’s most competitive tribal gaming markets. Just off of Highway 99 in Elk Grove, Sky River soars with 100,000 square feet of gaming space. Wilton Rancheria fought for years first for federal tribal recognition, then for the gambling pact with the state that was approved in 2019 by the federal Department of Interior.

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