The North Fork Mono Casino and Resort has opened as planned off Highway 99 in Madera, but its owners and opponents are still waiting for a federal judge in Fresno to decide whether it will stay open for gaming.
The North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California is hoping Judge Kirk E. Sherriff will altogether dismiss the latest lawsuit against its new casino filed by the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians. Picayune, which owns the Chukchansi Gold Casino and Resort off Highway 41, wants Sherriff to preliminarily halt gaming at the North Fork casino while its lawsuit against the new operation moves along.
