North Fork Mono Casino has opened in Madera, California, adding a large tribal gaming venue beside Highway 99 in the Central Valley. The property began welcoming guests on 27 October, one day ahead of its previously announced schedule, according to CDC Gaming's opening report.
The North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians developed the project with Station Casinos, a subsidiary of Red Rock Resorts, serving as manager. A Red Rock Resorts regulatory filing recorded development and management-fee activity under the company's agreement with the tribe during the construction period. CDC Gaming puts the all-in project cost at about US$750 million.
The venue's official site now marks the casino as open and lists more than 2,400 slot machines, 40 table games and eight dining options. CDC Gaming says the gaming floor also contains a separate high-limit area with 138 slots and 10 tables. The property is at 17770 Golden State Boulevard in Madera.
The opening completes the main gaming phase of a project that spent years moving through federal, state and local processes. It also establishes a new managed tribal property for Station Casinos outside its core Las Vegas market.
The current launch is centred on the casino and food-and-beverage facilities. Earlier development plans placed a 200-room hotel in a later phase, so the opening should not be read as completion of every resort component. The immediate milestone is the start of regulated gaming operations under the tribe's ownership and the management arrangement disclosed by Red Rock Resorts.
