![]() District Court for the Central District of California, the complaint states that the property the casino sits on is not federal tribal trust land, and counters the tribe members’ contention that they can “use the land for whatever they want, including gambling, their envisioned high-rise hotel, and massive parking structures, all of which are violations of local, state and federal law concerning this land.” The Chumash Casino project was approved and construction began last year, with an estimated completion date of May 2016.įiled in U.S. (The Willows fine-dining restaurant and Creekside Buffet closed in late March to make way for the expanded dining options.)Local activist organization Save the Valley filed a suit on Friday against individual members of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, alleging the tribe is engaged in an illegal casino expansion. The plan includes building a 12-story hotel tower that will add 215 rooms for a total of 321, expanding the gaming floor by 60,000 square feet, adding a 750-space parking garage to the existing 1,070-space garage and upgrading dining facilities. The Chumash Casino project in question involves adding on to the Chumash Casino Resort that was built in 2004. Can a Santa Ynez Valley Citizens Group Stop Chumash Casino Expansion?
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