The Redding Rancheria in California has renewed its bid to put land into trust for an off-reservation casino at a retail center in South Redding.
The tribe has filed its application with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) for the Win-River Casino and Event Center, a 69,000-square-foot casino with a 250-room hotel and a retail shopping district.
U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat, opposes the move. She has written to the BIA urging it to employ the two-part approval process of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) that is used for off-reservation casino proposals. That would include a requirement for public input and would give veto power to California Governor Gavin Newsom.
Other opponents of the casino include the City of Redding, Shasta County and the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians.
Tribal Chairman Jack Potter said the tribe “isn’t shocked that we received opposition from Dianne Feinstein. Dianne Feinstein opposes all casino relocation projects. She has personal issues against casinos that affected her personally in her life, so we know that she opposes them.”
