Sky River was the third Northern California casino to open in the Sacramento region since 2019 and could be viewed as direct competition to casinos in Reno, Sparks and Lake Tahoe. Boyd built the property and operates the location for Wilton Rancheria through a seven-year management contract. The $500 million Sky River was a month ahead of schedule. “I would imagine it would be some combination, but (the tribe) has to make the determination as to what it is and what they want to do,” Smith said. But the casino is consistently full of customers and Boyd “went heavy” on the food and beverage options, including a large steakhouse, a gastro pub, an Asian restaurant and a food hall with a dozen venues. Sky River doesn’t have a hotel, convention space or a live entertainment venue.

I don't know if they've disclosed exactly what it is they want to do, but they want to expand it,” Smith said in an interview following the company’s first-quarter earnings conference call. Boyd owns a vacant 64-acre site next to the casino, which has 2,000 slot machines, 80 table games and 17 food and beverage venues.

The tribe is also considering an expansion to Sky River, which sits on 36 acres along Highway 99 in Elk Grove. The Sky River Casino near Sacramento, which is operated by Boyd Gaming, has been open since August, but the Wilton Rancheria Tribe is already exploring development opportunities for the property.īoyd CEO Keith Smith said last week the 100,000-square-foot casino has been so successful in its first eight months that the company revised its predicted full-year 2023 management fees from $50 million to $65 million to $70 million.

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