However, tribal officials are required to prepare and submit a tribal environmental impact report that assesses the potential off-reservation impact of the planned expansion of Red Hawk Casino.

Under the terms of the tribe’s compact with California, it does not need approval from its host county to pursue an entertainment center. The owners of Red Hawk Casino, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, are among the tribes that have signed a casino gambling deal with state lawmakers. The owners of Red Hawk Casino in Shingle Springs, California have submitted an environmental impact report with El Dorado County officials as they look to add a 75,000-square-foot entertainment center to the existing gambling facility.Ĭalifornia has gaming compacts with 75 tribes and 63 of these currently operate 66 casinos around the state.