GRATON RESORT & CASINO EXPANSION PROJECT
The Graton Resort & Casino (Resort) is owned by the Federated Indians of the Graton Rancheria (Tribe) and operated pursuant to federal law and the Tribal-State Compact (Compact) between the Tribe and the State of California. The Compact governs the conduct of Class III gaming activities pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and sets forth procedures for environmental review.
The Resort, which opened on November 5, 2013, is located immediately west of the City of Rohnert Park (City) in Sonoma County (County), California, on the Graton Rancheria (Reservation). A 200-room hotel and banquet facility was subsequently constructed and opened in 2016 as part of the Resort. The existing Resort, including the hotel, was the subject of an exhaustive Environmental Impact Statement review, which was approved by federal agencies in 2010. The Tribe proposes to enhance the Resort with the construction of the Graton Rancheria Resort and Casino Expansion Project (Proposed Project). Components of the Proposed Project include the following.
- Casino floor expansion (approximately 144,000 square feet)
- New 5-level, 221-room hotel wing
- New 5-level parking structure
- 3,500 seat theater
- Expanded swimming pool area
- Rooftop restaurant
- Additional water tank
- Central plant addition