North Fork Mono Casino opens in California
North Fork Mono Casino has opened in Madera, California, bringing the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians’ long-planned gaming development into operation. The property is located along Highway 99 and represents a reported $750 million investment.
The casino contains a 100,000-square-foot gaming floor with more than 2,400 slot machines and 40 table games. Its table offering includes blackjack, pai gow, and roulette.
The opening follows more than two decades of planning and development. Station Casinos manages the property for the tribe, with the development extending the company’s tribal casino management business.
A hotel remains part of a planned second phase
The initial property includes two full-service restaurants and six food court options, together with a gift shop, cultural display wall, nonsmoking gaming areas, and 4,000 guest parking spaces.
A proposed second phase includes a 200-room hotel, suites, a pool and spa, meeting space, and a parking garage. Its timing has not been determined. The tribe expects nearly 1,500 casino jobs at full buildout, rather than identifying that figure as the current workforce.
The tribe says casino proceeds will support housing, education, health, environmental work, and other community programs. The opening also comes amid continuing legal challenges reported by local media; those proceedings are separate from the property’s operational launch.
