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North Fork Mono Casino project receives liquor license
Few details have been recently released regarding development of the North Fork Rancheria Casino in Madera, California. However, new activity has been reported in a news item released by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control on Oct. 11th.
The Department has issued an alcohol license for the Madera casino to serve beer, wine and liquor. The license was issued under Rule 64B, which allows licensing during the construction phase of the casino.
No other activity has been reported on the Madera casino project over the past six months.
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Madera Hwy 99 Casino's groundbreaking is blocked by court ruling
As the North Fork Rancheria Band of Mono Indians prepared to break ground this month on a $400 million casino and hotel project in Madera County, the California 5th District Court of Appeal ruled that a 2014 voter referendum to end off-reservation casinos had annulled then-Gov. Jerry Brown's authority to negotiate a gaming compact with the North Fork Rancheria.
The tribe's plan to build an off-reservation casino along Highway 99 was approved by the U.S. Department of Interior in 2011. Gov. Brown negotiated a compact with the tribe in 2012, which was ratified by the state legislature the same year.
The court issued this statement in its opinion regarding the impact of the 2014 voter referendum:
"We conclude the people retained the power to annul a concurrence by the governor and the voters exercised this retained power at the 2014 election by impliedly revoking the concurrence for the Madera site."
Source: aw.justia.com
This case was filed against the North Fork Rancheria by the activist group Stand Up For California.
North Fork Rancheria casino to break ground near Madera in late June
Finally, the North Fork Rancheria casino will break ground on their new casino in late June. The $400 million construction project will be located off Hwy 99 between Ave 17 and Ave 18 near Madera, California.
The casino was originally proposed in 2003 and federally approved in 2011. A state-tribe gaming compact was signed with Gov. Jerry Brown in 2012. However, lawsuits postponed construction until the California Supreme Court cleared the path to proceed with construction.
The casino will feature 2,400 slot machines, 40 table games, two restaurants and a food court. Construction is expected to take 15-18 months to complete.
