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California tribe in talks with city14 June 2007GARDEN GROVE, California -- As reported by the Orange County Register: "City officials are in talks with members of the Gabrielino-Tongva Indian tribe about building a casino resort in what is being envisioned as the entertainment hub of the city-designated resort area on Harbor Boulevard. "...Details of a meeting last month between Councilmen Mark Rosen and Steve Jones and Jonathan Stein, chief executive officer of the Gabrielino tribe, were discussed toward the end of the City Council meeting late Tuesday night. "...Stein, who is also the tribe's senior investor, said Wednesday that his group would pay the city $100 million up front for infrastructure and $70 million per year for the next 30 years, a percentage of the casino's expected profits. The resort would be along the lines of the Bellagio in Las Vegas, with an amphitheater, restaurants, retail and about 2,500 slot machines, Stein said..." |