Local Business · Madera, CA
North Fork Mono Casino Opens in Madera With 2,400 Slots
The North Fork Mono Casino and Resort opened Tuesday afternoon off Highway 99 in Madera, California, featuring 2,400 slot machines and 40 gaming tables. Owned by the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California and operated by Las Vegas-based Station Casinos, the property will run on a 24/7 schedule with a minimum age of 21 for gaming. The tribe's treasurer said the casino generates new revenues for social services for North Fork citizens as well as for the City and County of Madera under official agreements. A hotel, parking garage, entertainment center and conference center remain planned for the property. The opening follows decades of pursuit by the tribe and ongoing federal litigation from the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians, whose suit to halt operations remains pending before a federal judge.