Ratified Tribal-State Gaming Compacts (New and Amended)
The State of California has signed and ratified Tribal-State Gaming Compacts with 76 Tribes and there are
Secretarial Procedures in effect with four Tribes.
There are currently 67 casinos operated by 64 Tribes.
No. | Tribe | Original Compact Execution Date | Amended Compact Execution Date | Ratification Date1 |
Date of Publication in Federal Register3 | MOA/LOA |
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1 | Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation |
01/03/20002; 07/10/2007; 8/29/2016 |
05/16/2000; 12/19/2007; 10/31/2016 |
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2 | Alturas Indian Rancheria | 05/11/2022 | 01/03/2000; 06/13/2022 |
05/16/2000 |
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3 | Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians | 05/11/2022 | 04/12/20002; 06/13/2022 |
07/06/2000 |
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4 | Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Barona Reservation7 |
06/22/2016 | 01/03/2000; 09/12/2016 |
05/16/2000; 12/05/2016 |
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5 | Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria |
05/11/2022 | 01/03/2000; 06/13/2022 |
05/16/2000 |
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6 | Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California |
05/11/2022 | 10/10/1999; 06/13/2022 |
05/16/2000 |
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7 | Big Lagoon Rancheria |
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8 | Big Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono Indians of California (previously listed as the Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians of California) |
05/11/2022 | 10/10/1999; 06/13/2022 |
05/16/2000 |
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9 | Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big Valley Rancheria |
08/16/2018 | 10/10/1999; 09/27/2018 |
05/16/2000; 12/27/2018 |
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10 | Bishop Paiute Tribe (previously listed as the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony) |
05/11/2022 | 01/03/2000; 06/13/2022 |
05/16/2000 |
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11 | Blue Lake Rancheria | 05/11/2022 | 01/03/2000 06/13/2022 |
05/16/2000 |
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12 | Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California |
10/10/1999; 09/29/2004; 09/12/2016 |
05/16/2000; 12/20/2004; 12/05/2016 |
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13 | Cabazon Band of Mission Indians | 08/21/2019 | 10/10/1999; 10/09/2019 |
05/16/2000; 12/27/2019 |
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14 | Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community of the Colusa Rancheria |
05/11/2022 | 01/03/2000; 06/13/2022 |
05/16/2000 |
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15 | Cahto Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria | 05/11/2022 | 10/10/1999; 06/13/2022 |
05/16/2000 |
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16 | Cahuilla Band of Indians (previously listed as the Cahuilla Band of Mission Indians of the Cahuilla Reservation) |
05/16/2022 | 10/10/1999; 06/13/2022 |
05/16/2000 |
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17 | Campo Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo Indian Reservation |
05/11/2022 | 10/10/1999; 06/13/2022 |
05/16/2000 |
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18 | Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation |
05/11/2022 | 10/10/1999 06/13/2022 |
05/16/2000 |
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19 | Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria |
05/11/2022 | 10/10/1999; 06/13/2022 |
05/16/2000 |
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20 | Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California |
05/11/2022 | 01/03/2000; 06/13/2022 |
05/16/2000 |
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21 | Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California | 09/29/2004; 09/17/2012 |
12/20/2004; 12/28/2012 |
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22 | Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians (previously listed as the Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California) |
10/10/1999; 10/03/2017; 09/27/2018 |
05/16/2000; 01/22/2018 12/27/2018 |
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23 | Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of the Sulphur Bank Rancheria |
05/11/2022 | 01/03/20002; 06/13/2022 |
05/16/2000 |
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24 | Elk Valley Rancheria | 10/10/1999; 05/14/2018 |
05/16/2000 08/15/2018 |
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25 | Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California | |||||
26 | Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians | 05/11/2022 | 10/10/1999; 06/13/2022 |
05/16/2000 |
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27 | Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria | 05/17/2012; 10/3/2017; 05/22/2023 |
07/12/2012; 1/22/2018; 07/14/2023 |
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28 | Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation | 07/11/2013 |
01/17/2014 |
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29 | Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of Arizona, California & Nevada | 09/29/2004 |
12/20/2004 |
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30 | Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake | 06/13/2011; 09/27/2018 |
08/10/2011 12/27/2018 |
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31 | Hoopa Valley Tribe | 10/19/2018 | 10/10/1999; 10/09/2019 |
05/16/2000 12/27/2019 |
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32 | Hopland Band of Pomo Indians (formerly Hopland Band of Pomo Indians of the Hopland Rancheria) |
05/16/2022 | 10/10/1999; 06/13/2022 |
05/16/2000 |
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33 | Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel (previously listed as the Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reservation) |
10/11/2003 |
12/22/2003 |
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34 | Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California | 09/25/2020 |
12/11/2020 |
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35 | Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians (previously listed as the Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California) |
10/10/1999; 06/17/2015; 09/12/2016 |
05/16/2000; 10/23/2015; 10/31/2016 |
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36 | Jamul Indian Village of California | 08/08/2016 | 01/03/2000; 09/12/2016 |
05/16/2000; 12/05/2016 |
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37 | Karuk Tribe (previously listed as the Karuk Tribe of California) |
08/01/2018 | 08/29/2014 09/27/2018 |
11/19/2014 12/27/2018 |
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38 | La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians (previously listed as the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the La Jolla Reservation) |
08/01/2018 | 10/10/1999; 09/27/2018 |
05/16/2000 12/27/2018 |
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39 | La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the La Posta Indian Reservation | 10/11/2003 |
12/22/2003 |
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40 | Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester Rancheria (previously listed as the Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria) |
05/11/2022 | 01/03/20002; 06/13/2022 |
05/16/2000 |
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41 | Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Manzanita Reservation | 10/10/1999 |
05/16/2000 |
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42 | Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria | 09/27/2018 |
12/27/2018 |
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43 | Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California | 03/15/2022 | 10/10/1999; 06/13/2022 |
05/16/2000 |
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44 | Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California | 08/03/2020 | 10/10/1999; 09/25/2020 |
05/16/2000; 12/11/2020 |
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45 | Morongo Band of Mission Indians (previously listed as the Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Morongo Reservation) |
01/03/2000; 07/10/2007; 10/03/2017 |
05/16/2000; 12/19/2007; 01/22/2018 |
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46 | North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California | |||||
47 | Pala Band of Mission Indians (previously listed as the Pala Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pala Reservation) |
10/10/1999; 07/01/2004; 08/22/2016 |
05/16/2000; 09/02/2004; 11/04/2016 |
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48 | Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians of California | 08/03/2020 | 10/10/1999; 09/25/2020 |
05/16/2000; 12/11/2020 |
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49 | Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima Reservation | 06/29/20002; 07/01/2004; 06/13/2022 |
10/19/2000; 09/02/2004 |
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50 | Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation | 10/10/1999; 07/10/2007; 09/12/2016 |
05/16/2000; 12/19/2007; 12/05/2016 |
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51 | Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California | 05/11/2022 | 10/10/1999; 06/13/2022 |
05/16/2000 |
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52 | Pinoleville Pomo Nation (previously listed as the Pinoleville Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California) |
10/02/2011 |
02/03/2012 |
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53 | Pit River Tribe (includes XL Ranch, Big Bend, Likely, Lookout, Montgomery Creek and Roaring Creek Rancherias) | 05/11/2022 | 01/03/2000; 06/13/2022 |
05/16/2000 |
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54 | Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, California & Arizona | 10/10/1999; 09/28/2006; 10/03/2017 |
05/16/2000; 01/17/2007; 01/22/2018 |
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55 | Ramona Band of Cahuilla (previously listed as the Ramona Band or Village of Cahuilla Mission Indians of California) |
10/01/2013 |
01/17/2014 |
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56 | Redding Rancheria | 05/11/2022 | 10/10/1999; 06/13/2022 |
05/16/2000 |
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57 | Resighini Rancheria | 05/11/2022 | 01/03/2000; 06/13/2022 |
05/16/2000 |
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58 | Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Rincon Reservation | 10/10/1999 |
Agreement15 |
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59 | Robinson Rancheria (previously listed as the Robinson Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians, California and the Robinson Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California) |
05/16/2022 | 10/10/1999; 06/13/2022 |
05/16/2000 |
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60 | San Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California | 08/08/2018 | 10/10/1999; 09/27/2018 |
05/16/2000; 12/27/2018 |
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61 | Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria | 03/15/2022 08/18/2022 |
10/10/1999; 06/13/2022; 09/22/2022 |
05/31/2000; 11/23/2022 |
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62 | Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation | 10/10/1999; 10/06/2015 09/27/2018 |
05/16/2000; 12/23/2015 12/27/2018 |
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63 | Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California | 05/11/2022 | 10/10/1999; 06/13/2022 |
05/16/2000 |
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64 | Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract) | 01/03/2000; 09/26/2008; 05/30/2013; 09/25/2020 |
05/16/2000; 12/12/2008; 07/23/2013; 12/11/2020 |
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65 | Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians | 05/11/2022 | 10/10/1999; 06/13/2022 |
05/16/2000 |
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66 | Susanville Indian Rancheria | 10/19/2018 | 01/03/2000; 10/09/2019 |
05/16/2000; 12/27/2019 |
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67 | Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation | 10/10/1999; 10/06/2015 |
05/16/2000; 12/23/2015 |
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68 | Table Mountain Rancheria (previously listed as the Table Mountain Rancheria of California) |
05/11/2022 | 10/10/1999; 06/13/2022 |
05/16/2000 |
69 | Tejon Indian Tribe | 09/22/2022 |
11/23/2022 |
70 | Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation (previously listed as the Smith River Rancheria) |
08/03/2020 | 10/10/1999; 09/25/2020 |
05/16/2000; 12/11/2020 |
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71 | Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians | 08/16/2018 | 10/11/2003; 09/27/2018 |
01/16/2004; 12/27/2018 |
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72 | Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation | 03/27/2000; 10/03/2017; 09/25/2020 |
05/16/2000; 01/22/2018; 12/11/2020 |
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73 | Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California | 10/10/1999; 10/03/2017 |
05/16/2000; 01/22/2018 |
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74 | Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians of California | 08/08/2018 | 01/03/2000; 09/27/2018 |
05/16/2000; 12/27/2018 |
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75 | United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California | 10/10/1999; 07/01/2004; 10/06/2015; 10/03/2017 |
05/16/2000; 09/02/2004; 12/23/2015; 01/22/2018 |
LOA12 07/26/2019 |
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76 | Viejas (Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas Reservation11 | 10/10/1999; 07/01/2004; 09/09/2014; 08/29/2016 |
05/16/2000; 09/02/2004; 12/05/2014; 10/31/2016 |
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77 | Wilton Rancheria | 10/03/2017 |
01/22/2018 |
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78 | Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation (previously listed as the Rumsey Indian Rancheria of Wintun Indians of California) |
10/10/1999; 07/01/2004; 09/12/2016 |
05/16/2000; 09/02/2004; 12/05/2016 |
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79 | Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation (previously listed as San Manuel Band of Mission Indians) |
10/10/1999; 09/25/2007; 09/12/2016; 10/3/2017 |
05/16/2000; 01/18/2008; 04/10/2017; 1/22/2018 |
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80 | Yurok Tribe of the Yurok Reservation | 07/10/2007; 09/12/2016 |
11/02/2007; 10/31/2016 |
Footnotes:
1 Date the executed Compact was ratified by the Legislature or by the voters through the Referendum process.
2 Compact was ratified through an alternate process that: 1) required the Governor to certify that it was materially identical to the 1999
Compacts at the time it was submitted to the Legislature; and, 2) was not rejected by the Legislature, as specified in AB 1385 (Battin, Chapter
874, Statutes of 1999). See Government Code section 12012.25(b).
3 Federal approval of a Compact is published in the Federal Register after it is ratified in accordance with State law and approved by the United
States Secretary of the Interior.
4 The State of California entered into a separate Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Tribe as a government-to-government agreement
for the purpose of enforcing provisions separate and apart from the 2006 Compact amendments. This MOA was approved by the Legislature
under AB 1738 (Coto, Chapter 42, Statutes of 2007). On February 5, 2008, voters approved Propositions 94, 95, and 97, which allowed the
Compact amendments and the MOAs to go into effect.
5 The State of California entered into a Letter of Agreement (LOA) with the Tribe as government-to-government agreement for the purpose of
enforcing provisions separate and apart from the 2006 Compact amendments. This LOA was aproved by the Legislature under AB 1212 (Nunez,
Chapter 227, Statutes of 2007).
6 Tribe's Secretarial Procedures became effective on February 8, 2013.
7 The Tribe is listed as the Capitan Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California: Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of
the Barona Reservation on the Federal Register Notice dated January 28, 2022.
8 Tribe's Secretarial Procedures became effective on July 29, 2016
9 Tribe’s Secretarial Procedures became effective on August 12, 2016
10 On October 26, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit concluded in Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of Pauma & Yuima
Reservation v. California (9th Cir. 2015) 813 F.3d 1155 that Pauma's 2004 Amendment was rescinded. Therefore, the Tribe is subject to the 1999 Compact
for purposes of payment obligations.
11The Tribe is listed as the Capitan Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California: Viejas (Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande Band of
Mission Indians of the Viejas Reservation on the Federal Register Notice dated January 28, 2022.
12The State of California entered into a Letter of Agreement (LOA) with the Tribe regarding Section 4.3 of the Tribal-State Gaming Compact concerning additional payments into the Special Distribution Fund.
13The State of California entered into a Letter of Agreement (LOA) with the Tribe regarding Section 4.3 of the Tribal-State Gaming Compact concerning additional payments into the Special Distribution Fund.
14Tribe's Secretarial Procedures became effective on August 24, 2018.
15The State of California entered into a mutual agreement with the Tribe to transfer the regulatory duties and responsibilities under the Secretarial Procedures from the State to the National Indian Gaming Commission.