'Wilton Rancheria is the only tribe that's from Sacramento County. The updated name is Sky River Casino, a name that Gibase said pays tribute to the Wilton Rancheria community and to the area itself. Wilton Rancheria Resort & Casino was placeholder name while an official one was in the works. Some people might remember the casino project in Elk Grove as the Wilton Rancheria Resort & Casino as opposed to Sky River Casino. Here's what to know about the casino before it opens. It will have 2,000 slot machines, 80 table games and 12 different venues for food and drink. Sky River Casino has been under construction since it broke ground near Highway 99 in early 2021. Gibase said its the result of a lot of planning that helped them avoid supply chain issues and some luck. The September opening is coming nearly a month and a half earlier than originally expected. 'This has been a dream of the Wilton Rancheria people for a very long time, and they are very excited to deliver this to Sacramento County,' said Chris Gibase, president and chief operating officer of Sky River Casino. It's a project more than decade in the making that'll finally be a reality in September. The Sky River Casino in Elk Grove will be a massive 100,000 square foot addition to the city that'll bring along 1,500 jobs. It's a project nearly 12 years in the making for the Wilton Rancheria tribe.ĮLK GROVE, Calif.

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