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Native American Development (Tables) (North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians (Mono) [Member])
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians (Mono) [Member]
 
Schedule of Development and Management Agreements
The following table outlines the Company's evaluation at March 31, 2015 of each of the critical milestones necessary to complete the North Fork Project.
 
As of March 31, 2015
Federally recognized as a tribe by the Bureau of Indian Affairs ("BIA")
Yes
Date of recognition
No later than 1916. Federal recognition was terminated in 1961 and restored in 1983. There is currently no evidence to suggest that recognition might be terminated in the future.
Tribe has possession of or access to usable land upon which the project is to be built
The Department of the Interior ("DOI") accepted approximately 305 acres of land for the project into trust for the benefit of the Mono on February 5, 2013.
Status of obtaining regulatory and governmental approvals:
 
Tribal–state compact
A compact was negotiated and signed by the Governor of California and the Mono on August 31, 2012. The compact was submitted to the California legislature for ratification and AB 277, the legislation ratifying the compact, was passed by the California State Assembly on May 2, 2013 and passed by the California State Senate on June 27, 2013. On July 3, 2013, opponents of the North Fork Project filed a referendum seeking to place AB 277 on the state-wide ballot in California in November 2014. On November 20, 2013, the referendum qualified for the November 2014 ballot as "Proposition 48." The opponents contend that the qualification of the referendum suspended the effectiveness of AB 277 and that the compact would be void unless Proposition 48 was approved by a majority of voters in the November 4, 2014 general election. On November 4, 2014, Proposition 48 failed. On March 17, 2015, the Mono filed suit against the State of California (see North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians v. State of California) to obtain a compact with the State or procedures from the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs under which Class III gaming may be conducted on the North Fork Site. No assurances can be provided as to whether the Mono will be successful in obtaining a tribal-state compact or Secretarial procedures to conduct Class III gaming on the North Fork Site.
Approval of gaming compact by DOI
The Mono compact was submitted to the DOI on July 19, 2013. The Company believes that the compact became effective as a matter of federal law on October 22, 2013.
Record of decision regarding environmental impact published by BIA
On November 26, 2012, the record of decision for the Environmental Impact Statement for the project was issued by the BIA. On December 3, 2012, the Notice of Intent to take land into trust was published in the Federal Register.
BIA accepting usable land into trust on behalf of the tribe
The North Fork Site was accepted into trust on February 5, 2013.

Approval of management agreement by NIGC
Approval of the Second Amended and Restated Management Agreement by the NIGC is expected to occur following the Mono's written request for such approval. The Company believes the Second Amended and Restated Management Agreement will be approved because the terms and conditions thereof are consistent with the provisions of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
Gaming licenses:
 
Type
Current plans for the North Fork Project include Class II and Class III gaming, which requires that a compact be in effect and that the Company's Second Amended and Restated Management Agreement be approved by the NIGC.
Number of gaming devices allowed
The compact permits a maximum of 2,000 Class III slot machines at the facility. There is no limit on the number of Class II gaming devices that the Mono can offer.
Agreements with local authorities
The Mono has entered into memoranda of understanding with the City of Madera, the County of Madera and the Madera Irrigation District under which the Mono agreed to pay one-time and recurring mitigation contributions, subject to certain contingencies.