Some business leaders demanded that the tribe remove the town’s name from the neon casino sign. When slot machines and, later, full-scale Vegas-style gambling brought the Chumash undreamed-of ...

SANTA YNEZ, Calif. — Gilbert Cash would have no chance of working as a blackjack dealer at one of the major hotels on the Las Vegas Strip. The reason: Cash has filed for personal bankruptcy four ...

The Chumash tribe has expressed interest in buying a 450-acre slice of a contaminated nuclear research facility in the hills between the Simi and San Fernando valleys, hoping to preserve a cave ...

requesting a permanent injunction for construction at the Chumash Casino Resort, located on the tribe’s federally recognized reservation at 3400 E. Highway 246 in Santa Ynez. The Chumash tribe ...

The Santa Ynez Valley Band of Chumash Indians, which owns the resort and casino on the tribe’s federally recognized reservation at 3400 E. Highway 246 in Santa Ynez, made the announcement ...

“As uncertainty surrounding this threat escalates on an hourly basis, our tribe has decided to proceed with extreme caution and temporarily close the Chumash Casino Resort.” In a press ...

Early on November 6, a male Nipomo resident suffering from several stab wounds staggered into the Chumash Casino’s lobby ... the victim was stabbed while inside a vehicle on the reservation. Hernandez ...

Also behind the bar is the tribe’s Chumash Casino Resort house bourbon, part of a partnership with the Woodford Reserve distillery in Kentucky. The Sports Bar is open daily from noon – 1 a.m. To view ...

SANTA YNEZ, Calif. — As far as Rep. Lois Capps is concerned, the ongoing skirmish over development fueled by tribal gambling in her Santa Barbara County district is a local matter — not a ...

The Chumash Tribe's other properties -- Hotel Corque, Hadsten House, Root 246 restaurant and the Kitá Wines tasting room -- will remain temporarily closed, the tribe said. When casino employees ...

Every month, Kahn receives a check for nearly $30,000 — his share of profits from the Chumash Casino Resort. Scattered in his yard on the reservation here are a silver Range Rover, two oversized ...