“This has been a long time coming,” Morillo told a group of about 100 tribal members and public officials. “We can't really plan on something that is up in the air.”Īdding the land to the reservation required public meetings, environmental reviews and cultural studies en route to approval from the federal government. There is still a long process before the land can be used for gaming purposes and ground is broken. The Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians eventually plans to relocate its casino to the property, which includes the Country Club at Soboba, where the signing ceremony took place.īut don't expect to be playing slot machines there any time soon. Signatures from Soboba Tribal Chairwoman Rosemary Morillo and Amy Dutschke from the Bureau of Indian Affairs completed a process that started 12 years ago.
With a few strokes of a pen, more than 500 acres of land were added to the Soboba Reservation on Friday, May 29.
