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Vallejo Casino Project | 2025 Updates
500Nations ^ | January 13, 2025

Posted on 01/13/2025 6:39:02 PM PST by artichokegrower

SCOTTS VALLEY CASINO RESORT Near Interstate 80 and Highway 37 Intersection Vallejo, CA

The Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians plan to build a $700 million casino resort in Vallejo, California. The federal government has approved the casino to be built on a 128-acre site near I-80 and Highway 37 under the authority of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

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I remember that TV commercial from way back when that depicted an Indian paddling his canoe down a river and upon finding floating garbage shed a tear. Now Indians are doing casinos, cannabis, on line gambling. I’m shedding a tear
1 posted on 01/13/2025 6:39:02 PM PST by artichokegrower
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To: artichokegrower

A nice place to put a hospital. Market driven only. No federal/state rules. Sell their own insurance.


2 posted on 01/13/2025 6:46:24 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: artichokegrower

Only an idiot goes to an Tribal run casino.
Odds are bad enough on Las Vegas, but by law they have to return some percentage of the money to gamblers, Tribal Casinos don’t have such limitations.

Full disclosure, my Grandmother worked in a Las Vegas
casino, and Sometimes she gave good life advice.


3 posted on 01/13/2025 7:00:29 PM PST by rellic (no such thing as a moderate Moslem or Democrat )
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To: rellic
My wife enjoys going to Winstar Casino, just over the Texas-Oklahoma border. I don't recommend calling her an "idiot", it triggers her Mescalero Apache blood. lol

Winstar has a variety of entertainment to attract people.

4 posted on 01/13/2025 7:12:23 PM PST by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: artichokegrower

Sacred land for sure.


5 posted on 01/13/2025 7:20:55 PM PST by sasquatch (Do NOT forget Ashli Babbit! c/o piytar)
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To: artichokegrower

I haven’t driven the I-5 in many many years but we drove up to the Bay Area last summer. On the way back we saw a large structure being built in El Tajon pass near the grapevine. Looked like an office building which made no sense for that location. I wondered what it was so looked it up - gonna be a Hard Rock Casino. I guess it will draw people from northern LA county and southern Kern county, maybe East Ventura but that area is not so populated. But perhaps it’s more convenient even for people in Ojai? 2 hour drive for them but that may be reasonable, and the novelty of it will surely draw in regular game players.

I’d go up if they had a decent poker tournament. It’s about an hour or so (maybe 90 minutes) drive from where I live, and easier than driving into Commerce or Gardena. I don’t like casino games but do enjoy playing some poker. At least I did. Haven’t played much in the last 10 years though. Maybe I’m no longer as good as I remember ;-)


6 posted on 01/13/2025 7:24:28 PM PST by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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There’s only about 300 tribal members. Half of them are children.

They’re all about to become multi millionaires.

Absolutely, positively will happen.

I know a person 1/4 Pomo. He’s been keeping me up to date. He’s very upbeat and confident about the economic possibilities headed his way.

The tribe that runs Table Mountain Casino all get a $300,000 payout, annually.

I know about that situation because one of the tribal members tried to buy the resort that I work at in the summer.

He didn’t have the requisite experience to run a wilderness resort, therefore he failed to convince the USFS to approve the sale.

<><><> The “indian” paddling the canoe, was of the Italian persuasion. <><><>


7 posted on 01/13/2025 7:27:42 PM PST by freepersup (“Those who conceal crimes are preparing to commit new ones.” ~Vuk Draskovic~)
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To: rellic

Visit a casino only for the entertainment value.
Like going to a movie, or a concert, or a ballgame, or a cruise.
Never go there thinking you are going to make money or get rich.


8 posted on 01/13/2025 7:29:46 PM PST by Repeal The 17th (Get out of the matrix and get a real life.)
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To: artichokegrower
>>that depicted an Indian paddling his canoe…

Iron Eyes Cody

He has popped again related to the Kalifornee fires, passed off again as a Indian in a FR thread.

It has been known for decades that he is Italian.

9 posted on 01/13/2025 7:42:53 PM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: rellic

Whenever there’s a huge jackpot at an Indian casino, you know that it’s a computer malfunction and won’t pay.

Great places to go to see formerly great performers whose careers have trended downward. Couple of nice ones an hour and a half or so north of Dallas. Under an hour from the northern suburbs.


10 posted on 01/13/2025 7:53:25 PM PST by PAR35
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To: sasquatch

If we buy Greenland will that make the Inuit there Native Americans? We’ll know if they put up casinos. lol


11 posted on 01/13/2025 7:54:08 PM PST by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: artichokegrower

I think that actor was actually Italian, lol.


12 posted on 01/28/2025 7:29:41 AM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustmilents offered here free of charge)
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To: Tell It Right

They already are native Americans, as Greenland is part of North America.


13 posted on 01/28/2025 7:31:11 AM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustmilents offered here free of charge)
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To: piasa
I was kidding. LOL

While we're on the topic, I hate the term "native Americans" about as much as I hate the term "Indians". Neither correctly state what's meant. For example, I, a white man, was born in American. Thus I'm native American. But that's not what people think when they say "native American". I guess the best term would be "indigenous Americans".

14 posted on 01/28/2025 7:53:14 AM PST by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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