Hotel Room - Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino Coarsegold California 10/25/2017
Hotel Room - Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino Coarsegold California
CHUKCHANSI GOLD Resort & Casino Yosemite National Park
During a recent visit to Yosemite National Park, I took this video of the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino, where I stayed. Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino is located just off of State Route 41 in Coarsegold, California, between Fresno and Yosemite National Park
Chukchansi Indian Resort & Casino, California
Opened 2003. South of Yosemite National Park.
Chukchansi Indian live at the West side of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
Paiute Indian live at the East side of the mountain in Mono lake area.
California casino is closed after armed standoff
California casino is ordered closed after armed standoff between tribal factions
COARSEGOLD, Calif. (AP) -- A federal judge closed a Central California casino after an armed showdown between tribal factions caused many gamblers to flee with chips left on the tables.
U.S. District Judge Lawrence O'Neill, acting on an emergency request by the state attorney general, set no date for the possible reopening of the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino in Coarsegold, about 40 miles north of Fresno, The Fresno Bee reported ( ). He scheduled a hearing for Wednesday.
The National Indian Gaming Commission also ordered the casino closed, declaring a threat to public safety that could result in serious injury or death.
A faction that was forced out of the casino to a nearby tribal business center in August returned Thursday night. According to the gaming commission, each faction controlled different parts of the casino and was unwilling to leave as Friday wore on.
Madera County Sheriff John Anderson said about 500 people fled the casino Thursday night. He said he worried for weeks about escalating tensions and had asked state and federal officials for help.
The sheriff's department negotiated with about 20 armed members after the casino cleared, Anderson said. There were no arrests, and no one was injured seriously enough to be hospitalized.
When they move the war into the casino, it meant we had to stop this, Anderson said. We have not been getting closer to a solution. If anything, we have gotten farther away.
The casino and hotel were guarded by sheriff's deputies on Friday.
The gaming commission had said it would close the casino if the tribe failed to provide audits and other financial documents by Oct. 27. One audit is 18 months overdue.
Vernon King, treasurer for the tribal council led by the faction that was ousted from the casino, said his group wanted to recover audit information and avoid a shutdown later this month. The casino, he said, employs 1,000 to 1,500 people and provides an average of around $450 a month to each of about 900 tribal members.
Rob Rosette, a lawyer for the group that has controlled the casino since August, said the other faction refused offers to negotiate for several months.
Madera County Supervisor Tom Wheeler said the economic impact of the hotel and casino closure will be devastating. Still, he said he was more concerned about the potential for violence and that he urged authorities to close the casino immediately.
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Information from: The Fresno Bee,
Rival police force comes to take control of Chukchansi casino
A police force from a rival faction of the Picayune Rancheria tribe arriving at Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino on Oct. 9, 2014, to take over the gaming office. The newly revealed footage was taken by members of the rival faction. Read the story:
Tribal factions collide at Chukchansi Gold hotel-casino
Security video from Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino from Oct. 9, 2014, shows some of the confrontations that occurred when a rival tribal leadership faction entered the hotel-casino. The clash led state and federal government agencies to close Chukchansi Gold.
Tribal member tries to remove documents from Chukchansi hotel-casino
Vernon King, a leader of one of the two battling factions of the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians, tries to remove documents on a luggage cart but encounters Reggie Lewis, a leader of the other faction, at Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino on Friday, Oct. 10. Madera County Sheriff John Anderson stepped in and disallowed the removal. The infighting has led the federal and state government to shut down the hotel-casino.
$50 million missing: Outside federal court hearing on Chukchansi casino
David Leibovitz, representing the Tex McDonald leadership faction of the Pickayune Rancheria tribe, talks to the Bee following a hearing in federal court about the closure of the tribe's Chukchansi Gold casino and hotel. Related story:
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Coarsegold, CA
Come take a tour of historic Coarsegold, California. Nestled on Hwy 41, between Fresno and the southern entrance to Yosemite. Interesting places to shop, pan for gold, annual events and friendly people.
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Rolling Hills Ride
Rolling Hills Ride with the kids near Hensley Lake in Central California.
HOME TOWN BUFFET with unexpected guest ???
i saw van damme at home town
California Thunder Valley Casino & Resort
Modern Day Cowboy @ Thunder Valley Casino Resort, Lincoln, CA.
Shot with my iPhone 5c. I do not own the rights to this music.
Behind the scenes, Branscombe Richmond interviewed by Bethany Crouch, KTXL Fox40 Sacramento, California from Thunder Valley Casino Resort's Pano Hall the day.
Clips from Kapala's last performance on their Feb Northern California Legacy Tour. Filmed at Thunder Valley Casino & Resort in Lincoln, Ca. Video by Staci .
American idol contestant, Bo Bice, interviewed by Branscombe Richmond before his performance at Thunder Valley Casino Resort, Lincoln, California. 04/08/11 B.
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2018 Chukchansi PowWow grand entrance
The Chukchansi language preserved through an app
Chukchansi Youth Tech Camp is creating a free app at Fresno State which uses the Chukchansi language spoken to tell traditional stories for children. (video: Eric Paul Zamora)
Indian Tacos Chukchansi Pow Wow
Indian tacos Chukchansi Pow Wow October 9th, 2016 Coarsegold, California
Chukchansi takeover
Why have no arrest been made?
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