As two casinos wait for a federal judge’s ruling, the North Fork Mono Casino and Resort in Madera County has been advertising its scheduled opening for Oct. 28. Meanwhile, the Chukchansi casino is hoping that the ruling will block the already-built casino from opening, or at least as a full-fledged gaming operation.
Despite state court rulings against it and a 2014 referendum that rejected the Madera casino plan, the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California say the casino received earlier federal approval to move ahead that overrides state objections.
It’s unclear exactly how an unfavorable ruling from the federal court, which is expected any day, would impact the scheduled opening or any future operations.
