The new development circumvents a water shortage that 'hobbled on development on reservation land' for years. It was set to open in fall 2022 on 40 acres near the Porterville Airport. On April 6, 2021, Tule River Tribe broke ground on the new property for Eagle Mountain Casino, to be moved from the reservation to Porterville. It was approved by the Department of the Interior that December. The new plan for a $180 million casino included 1,750 gaming machines and twice as many table games. On August 4, 2020, Gavin Newsom agreed to allow the relocation of the casino into Porterville. It had previously closed in July 2020, after re-opening in June. The Forest Buffet stayed closed, and the Grizzly Food Court was re-opened for 24-hours a day with limited capacity. After the casino closed due to COVID-19 cases in Tulare County, on August 21, 2020, the casino reopened after a decision by the Tule River Tribal Council. Casino to a 40-acre site near the Porterville airport, 15 miles off reservation land,' after determining that the proposed project was in the best interest of the tribe.

In October 2019, 'the assistant secretary for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) signed a record of decision (ROD) and issued a secretarial determination giving the Tule Tribe its blessing to relocate Eagle Mt. The casino opened on Jin the Tule River Reservation in California. In 2020, it received approval to be moved from the reservation to free up water for residents. Casino in Porterville, California, United States Eagle Mountain Casinoģ6☀2′02″N 118☄6′35″W / 36.03389°N 118.77639°W / 36.03389 -118.77639Įagle Mountain Casino is an Indian tribal casino operated by the Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation in Porterville, California, adjacent to the Porterville Municipal Airport.

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