Bishop Paiute Tribe seeks loan for $30M casino expansion project

Monday, July 6, 2015

A view of the Paiute Palace Casino in Bishop, California. Photo from Facebook

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The Bishop Paiute Tribe of California is moving forward with controversial casino expansion plans.

The tribe plans to spend $30 million to expand the Paiute Palace Casino. The facility will see a larger gaming floor, more parking spaces and a third story that would connect to a hotel with 80 to 100 rooms, The Sheet reported.

The tribe will be seeking a loan to finance the project, the Sheet reported. But leaders have been quiet on the details because a majority of the membership is against an expansion.

A group called Save North Pa Ha opposes the expansion of the Paiute Palace Casino, seen in the background. Photo from Facebook
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"The estimated time period for the project is 18 months if not sooner," the tribe said in its May 2015 newsletter. "Given this we can expect to have a newly upgraded casino and new hotel in early 2017."

The tribe has taken over a land assignment adjacent to the casino as part of its development plan. A group called Save North Pa Ha opposes the project.

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