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WEBVTT LETICIA ORDAZ IS LIVE WITHMORE.>> THIS CASINO HERE IS DECADESIN THE MAKING AND ACCORDING TOTHE DESK THEY ARE EXCITED TO GETTHIS OFF THE GROUND.IT WILL BE BUILT NEXT TO THISEMPTY SHOPPING MALL.THEY ARE HOPING IT WILL SPURNDEVELOPMENT AND FINALLY GET THISOFF THE GROUND.EXCITEMENT AFTER GOVERNOR JERRYBROWN SIGNED THE BILL INTO LAW.CONSTRUCTION CREWS WILL BELOOKING START BUILDING A 12STORY RESORT AND CASINO WITH 300ROOMS.SEVERAL OUTSPOKEN GROUPS AND ELKGROVE RESIDENTS HAVE BEENOPPOSED TO THE PLAN BECAUSE OFTHE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS A CASINOCOULD BRING INCLUDING CRIME INTRAFFIC.THE DRIVE TELLS US THEY AREANXIOUS TO REVIVE THE AREA ANDMAKE IT A PLACE PEOPLE CAN ENJOYFOR GENERATIONS TO COME.>> THE RESORT AND CASINO PROJECTWILL HAVE WORLD-CLASS FINEDINING, LUXURY HOTEL, CONFERENCEVENUES AND THE MALL WILL HAVESHOPPI GREAT SHOPS ANDBOUTIQUES.IT WILL TURN THIS SPACE THATRIGHT NOW IS NOT MUCH TO LOOK ATINTO A VIBRANT AREA FOR THECOMMUNITY.SOMETHING THAT I THINK THEPEOPLE HAVE BEEN WANTING FOR ALONG TIME.>> THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TOCREATE THOUSANDS OF CONSTRUCTIONJOBS AS WELL AS CASINO AND HOTELJOBS.THE TRIBE EXPECTS THE CASINO TOBE READY TO GO IN FIVE YEARS.

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Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1606, giving the Wilton Rancheria Tribe the go-ahead to build a $400 million casino in Elk Grove, which became a hotly contested issue in the community over the last couple years.“I thank the governor for signing the ratification bill and applaud my colleagues in both the Assembly and the Senate for their vote in favor of the compact,” said Assemblymember Jim Cooper, D-Elk Grove, who introduced the bill. “The Wilton Rancheria project is vital to the future prosperity of Elk Grove and will create thousands of good-paying jobs for the entire Sacramento region.” The Wilton Rancheria Casino will be built on 36 acres of land near Highway 99 and Kammerer Road. It will include a 12-story resort and casino, complete with 300 rooms and 30,000 square-feet of event space.The project will create more than 1,600 construction jobs, 1,750 full-time casino and hotel jobs and 3,000 other direct and indirect jobs, Cooper's office said.“We look forward to continuing our work with the community of Elk Grove and the greater Sacramento region to create jobs, a great destination resort and to help our tribe achieve self-sufficiency," Wilton Rancheria Chairman Raymond C. Hitchcock said.++MORE: Federal approval ups the odds for casino in Elk GroveUnder the long-term agreements with the city of Elk Grove and Sacramento County, Wilton Rancheria will invest more than $180 million in the first 20 years of the project to improve public safety and traffic, as well as help schools and expand community programs.The tribe was also given approval to have 2,500 slot machines at the casino, which is the same amount used at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln. Slot machines are the most lucrative source of revenue for tribal casinos.Support for the new casino has been met with some opposition as it crossed hurdles along the way.++Crowd gathers to hear more about Elk Grove casinoMany Elk Grove residents strongly opposed having the gambling center in town, with many fearing more traffic congestion and an increase in crime.“My daughter works for a casino, and I can tell you, it creates a lot of problems,” Elk Grove resident Karen Ridgeway said. “I don’t think I want something like that -- that close.”The casino is scheduled to open by 2022.--MORE ON KCRA++Wilton Rancheria granted land after nearly 6 decades++Elk Grove casino crosses another hurdle at state level++Plans for $400M casino move forward in Elk Grove