United Auburn Indian to add $15m to California state fund per year

Under the new state tribal-state gaming compact, United Auburn Indian Community will add $15m to California state fund, annually.

Gov. Edmund Brown Jr. confirmed on Friday that he has signed a long-term gaming compact with Thunder Valley Casino Resort owner United Auburn Indian Community which will run until 2041.

Under the agreement, which can be viewed here, the tribe can increase the number of its slots machine from 2,622 to 3500; compared to the previous compact it signed with the state in 2004, under former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, when the tribe can have unlimited slots machines with the provision that it pay more to the state for each machine.

With the new agreement, the tribe can also establish and operate up to two gaming facilities only on those Indian lands held in trust for the United Auburn.