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Many expected to benefit from California casino

"'Ten years ago, I would never have thought we would be doing a project so grand,' Mike Jackson, Quechan tribal president, told tribal members and dignitaries from around the region who had gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday morning for the tribe's newest endeavor.

"The Quechan Casino Resort is a $200 million project to be constructed south of Interstate 8 off the Andrade exit.

"...Jackson said the project is important to the tribe's prosperity, promising that it also will benefit the Quechans' neighbors in Yuma and Imperial counties and Mexico.

"But most of all, he said, it's about providing a future for the tribe's 'children and those not born yet.'

"...Mark Watson, Yuma city administrator, sees the casino and resort as benefiting the city in other ways as well.

"...Watson also sees the new casino and resort as a drawing card for visitors to the area, bringing benefits that will spill over to Yuma..."

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