The Vallejo casino saga continues, as a joint statement was sent by four California-based tribes expressing “serious concerns” about the temporary preview casino.
THE Vallejo Times Herald reports that a statement was sent by the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, the Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation, the Lytton Rancheria of California and the United Indian Community of Auburn.
The report states that the tribes stated that: “any decision to move forward at this point would come despite a clear warning from the Federal Court overseeing the case that Scotts Valley would be ‘ill-served’ by relying on the temporary reinstatement of gambling eligibility while the Department completes its review, which the Court ordered to be conducted expeditiously and thoroughly.” »
The preview casino would be located at 200 Columbus Parkway in Vallejo and would represent a taste of what’s to come from Scotts Valley. The plan is to have a 160-acre casino that would include 24 single-family residences, a tribal administration building, a parking lot and a 45-acre biological preserve area. However, plans for a full-fledged casino remain in limbo.
What are the latest developments in the Vallejo casino saga?
It was in the spring of 2025, when two Native American tribes filed federal lawsuit to try to stop the major casino project planned in Vallejo by the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians. At the time, the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation and the Kletsel Dehe Nation of Cortina Rancheria, both Patwin tribes, claimed the Bureau of Indian Affairs did not follow the proper process when it approved the land surrender in Scotts Valley.
There were also concerns because the casino would be built right next to several historic sites in Patwin Village.
After much back and forth, in early January 2026, a Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation spokesperson told ReadWrite that the decision by the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians to moving forward with a temporary casino was “deeply hurtful.”»
ReadWrite has contacted the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation for confirmation of the reported statement.
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