Posted: Apr 27, 2021

Status Check: Finally Game Time?

Sky River Casino breaks ground in Elk Grove and clears legal hurdle ahead of possible fall 2022 opening

The tribe broke ground March 9 to finally begin building Sky River Casino, which is expected to open in the fall of 2022 on tribal trust land at the former site of an uncompleted mall.
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Posted: Apr 17, 2021

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS HANDS DECISIVE VICTORY TO WILTON RANCHERIA

For immediate release

The panel ruled against Stand Up For California, which has tried for years to stall or block the Tribe’s planned casino in Elk Grove.

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Posted: Sep 21, 2020

Now that Columbus’ statue is gone, let’s replace it with a Native American monument

sacbee.com

In July, a statue of Christopher Columbus was removed from the California State Capitol, part of a nationwide trend as Americans fed up with systemic racism and historical injustice have targeted symbols of bigotry, hate and discrimination against people of color.
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Posted: Jan 11, 2020

EG casino project delayed until 2021, says tribal chair

egcitizen.com

Wilton Rancheria Chairman Raymond “Chuckie” Hitchcock this week told the Citizen that the projected opening of the tribe’s proposed, $500 million casino-resort in Elk Grove has been delayed until late 2021.
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Posted: Oct 14, 2019

WILTON RANCHERIA PRAISES GOVERNOR’S PROCLAMATION DECLARING OCTOBER 14 2019, “INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S DAY”

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ELK GROVE, CA.—OCT. 14—Wilton Rancheria Chairman Raymond C. Hitchcock on Monday praised California Gov. Gavin Newsom for declaring October 14, 2019, “Indigenous People’s Day” in California.
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Posted: Oct 14, 2019

Claim Against Wilton Rancheria Tribe To Halt Casino In Elk Grove Dismissed By Federal Judge

elkgrovetribune.com

On October 7, 2019, a final order was issued by District Court Judge N. McFadden of Washington, D.C., in which it dismissed the latest attempts by Stand Up for California to halt the Wilton Rancheria Resort and Casino project in Elk Grove, California.
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Posted: Oct 12, 2019

Calif. Tribe, Feds Beat Challenge To Casino Land Acquisition

law360.com

The federal government and the Wilton Rancheria Tribe of California have defeated a lawsuit challenging the tribe's acquisition of land in trust to build a casino, with a D.C. federal judge ruling that the land acquisition was handled properly. 
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Posted: Oct 11, 2019

Federal judge dismisses case against Wilton Rancheria casino, appeal possible

elkgrovenews.net

In a ruling released yesterday in federal district court in Washington DC, Judge Trevor McFadden dismissed the lawsuit filed by casino watchdog group Stand Up For California against the Wilton Rancheria. The lawsuit filed by SUFC sought to reverse the January 2017 decision that allowed the 36-acre parcel on Elk Grove's south side to be placed into federal trust for the tribe.
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Posted: Oct 11, 2019

Judge dismisses final claims in suit against Elk Grove casino

bizjournals.com

A federal court ruled against opponents of the Wilton Rancheria’s proposed casino in Elk Grove this week, bringing the project one step closer to breaking ground.
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Posted: Oct 11, 2019

Elk Grove casino project wins key court fight as judge backs tribe’s claim to federal land

sacbee.com

A crucial federal court victory has brought the Wilton Rancheria to the doorstep of a new casino and resort in Elk Grove.
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