Napa Youth sets holiday Double Session and includes free dinner
30-game Labor Day Bingo Special at Vaca Valley Bingo
Play your way to paradise at River Rock Casino
$300 games at Labor Day Mini Marathon in Vallejo 777 Bingo
$230,000 Anniversary month at Gold Country Casino and Bingo
3 Day Labor Day Weekend Bingo Bash at Colusa Casino Bingo
Point Molate Indian hotel casino moves ahead in Richmond
Check On-line Casino Blacklist before gambling on the Web
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Napa
Youth sets holiday Double Session and includes free dinner
NAPA—It’s getting that time to make
plans for your Labor Day holiday bingo play. And the folks at the Napa Youth
Foundation Bingo have just the session you’ll enjoy; their annual Labor Day
holiday Double Session that will be played on Monday, September 6th
at the Napa Town & Country Bingo Emporium and hosted by the Napa Youth
Sports Bingo volunteers.
The Bingo Emporium doors will open up at 11:00 a.m. with the first
session starting at 1:00 p.m. All players attending the holiday session will be
treated to a free dinner.
The second session of bingo on the holiday, will start at 6:15 p.m.
Players will enjoy a discounted buy-in for each session. The $35 per session
admission will get players a fully loaded Turbo Bingo machine, up to 5 six-on
paper game packs and specials. A paper only admission has been set at $20 for
each session. The minimum buy-in for each session will be $10 for a single
six-on paper game pack.
Labor Day holiday bingo players will enjoy lots of drawings for special
prizes during both sessions with the highlights being two grand prize drawings
for six months of free bingo. One drawing will be held at each session. All
games played at the Labor Day holiday Double Session will pay out $250 to the
lucky winners.
The Napa Youth Sports Bingo volunteers also host their regular session of
bingo each Monday evening. The volunteers open the doors at 5:00 p.m. each week
and the Warm-up game are played starting at 6:45 p.m.
The progressive Baseball jackpot is always at $2,000. Each Monday,
players enjoy the popular Silver & Gold, Double Up Club and several $1,000
Grand Slam Flashboard games. There will be a drawing for the Oops Pot also on
Monday, September 27th.
At all regular Monday evening sessions, regular and special games,
including the Warm-up game, pay out $250 to the lucky winners. The Bonanza game
is also guaranteed to pay out $250 to the lucky winners.
The Youth Sports Boosters play their sessions each Monday night at the
Town and Country Bingo Emporium, 575 Third Street in Napa. The Town and Country
Bingo Emporium features separate glass-enclosed smoking and non smoking rooms.
Free coffee and popcorn are always available for all bingo players. The snack
bar is also open for a limited menu of sandwiches, desserts and drinks. For more
information call (707) 252-5420.
30-game
Labor Day Bingo Special at Vaca Valley Bingo
VACAVILLE—You’ll want to get your daubers ready for the annual
Pace Solano Bingo Holiday Bingo special at the Vaca Valley Bingo hall. The
30-game holiday special session will feature three free $500 games that will be
played during the session and ten special drawings throughout the session for
$100 cash each.
The Vaca
Valley Bingo hall doors will open at 2:30 p.m. and the first holiday session
game will start at 5:00 p.m. For those that come early, the 50/50 Warm-Up, Tic
Tac and Buck-A-Roo games will get started at about 3:30 p.m.
Players
can join in and play the holiday session for only $25 and receive two six-on
paper game; there is nothing else to buy for the holiday session. However, if
players desire extra six-on packs, they will be sold for just $5 each. All
discount coupons will be honored for the buy-in.
The month
of September will feature four special game sheets for all players attending the
evening sessions on Friday, September 3rd and on Monday, September 13th.
Free daubers will be given out to players on Grandparents day, Sunday, September
13th.
Players
will enjoy the fun In The Monitor Night on Friday evening, Septebmer 10th
and on Wednesday evening, September 22nd. Players with a bingo in the
monitor when a bingo game is validated, will win a night of free bingo matching
what they are playing.
At press
time, the Sunday evening Double Action U-Pick-It progressive jackpot was up to
$1,800. The Pace Wednesday matinee free U-Pick-It progressive cash prize was at
$2,600 and on Wednesday evening the Pace Double Action U-Pick-It prize was at
$1,300. The Friday evening free Letter X game progressive cash prize was at
$3,000 and the Nite Owls U-Pick-It game prize was up to $7,900. Also at press
time, the progressive Super Moola Match drawing was sitting at $6,500. On
Mondays, the Pace Bingo volunteers play the new popular Super X game; it is
three parts paying out $300, $400 and $500 to the winners.
Players
will also continue to enjoy the Winners Game at each Wednesday evening session.
Each bingo game winner is given a free single face Winners game card and the
$250 game is played each week at the Wednesday evening session.
The free
$200 Vaca Valley Bingo Hall Daub Card game will be played at the Pace Bingo
session on Friday, September 3rd at the evening session. A week prior
to each play date, players attending each Vaca Valley Bingo Hall session are
given a free one-on Vaca Valley Bingo hall Daub Card game card with the play
date stamped on the back of the game card.
The Pace
Solano Bingo volunteers host six sessions of bingo each week at the Vaca Valley
Bingo hall. On Sunday evening, the session starts at 5:30 p.m. On Monday
evenings, the PACE Solano session starts at 6:30 p.m. with all games paying out
$250 to the winners.
The
volunteers return to the hall on Wednesday evening to host their evening session
starting at 6:30 p.m. with the Early Bird games.
Each Friday evening the Pace Solano Bingo volunteers host the regular
Friday evening session of bingo starting at 6:30 p.m. with the Early Bird games.
At all regular sessions, each player receives a free Letter X progressive game
card.
The Pace Friday Nite Owls session follows the regular evenings bingo at
10:45 p.m. All games pay out $250. When the Nite Owls buy-in is made prior to
break time, a $5 discount is allowed.
Bonus Ball
games are played after each regular pack game at all Pace Solano Bingo sessions,
again with the exception of the Friday Nite Owl session. All players can join in
and play the Bonus Ball games for just $1 additional at each session. All but
one Bonus Ball jackpot, will pay out $250 to the winners who get a Bonus Ball
match.
Free Vaca
Valley Bingo Hall Frequent Player cards are available at all sessions at the
Vaca Valley Bingo hall. Collect stamps from all sessions played at the hall and
when you’ve collected ten stamps, you’ll receive an Express II buy-in on
your next visit.
Play
your way to paradise at River Rock Casino
GEYSERVILLE—Since August 16th, casino guests have been
earning entry tickets with their play for the End of Summer Luau drawings. The
grand prize at the Luau will be trip for two to Hawaii! Drawings will be held
for cash and vacation prizes on Friday and Saturday, September 17th
and 18th.
Each
evening, players will gather to learn who has won the two cash prizes of $1,000
each at 7:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. And then at 9:00 p.m. two vacation prizes to the
paradise of Hawaii will be given away. Each Hawaii vacation includes hotel and
airfare. And don’t forget that players earn double entry tickets for play on
Wednesdays.
The recent
renovations at River
Rock Casino include a new stage, new poker room and casino bar to , food
and beverage offerings such as a the new Center Stage Sports Bar & Grill, a
steakhouse and the Fortune Café featuring an American/Asian Café concept and a
self serve beverage station.
Players
will want to remember that Mondays are Guys Night Out Enjoy triple points and
sports from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.; Tuesdays are Senior Days—Senior players receive
double points and a $5 e-coupon to play with from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.; Wednesday
Night is Locals Night—Enjoy Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournaments
and daily $1 food specials in our poker room. 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. and Thursday Nights are Ladies Nights—Enjoy triple points from
7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
River
Rock Casino is Sonoma County's 24-hour entertainment destination offering
spectacular views of the Alexander Valley. Voted “Best Entertainment Venue in
the North Bay”. The newly remodeled 62,000 square foot facility offers 1,300
state-of-the-art slot and video machines, including video poker and progressive
jackpots as well as 22 tables featuring Pai Gow Poker, Three Card Poker, Texas
Hold ‘Em and Blackjack.
Stay and
play packages at River
Rock Casino are also available. The casino has partnered with Inns and
Wineries across the beautiful wine country to make getting away easier than
ever, and even more affordable.
The entertainment destination also provides several non-smoking gaming rooms for guests who prefer a smoke-free environment. River Rock Casino offers multiple amenities including restaurants, bars, live entertainment, and the historic and contemporary Pomo Tribe art collection. For more information, call (707) 857-2777 or visit www.riverrockcasino.com. And tell them you read about it in Bingo & Gaming News.
$300
games at Labor Day Mini Marathon in Vallejo 777 Bingo
VALLEJO—As
summer ends, the volunteers at the Babe Ruth Bingo have announced their annual
Labor Day Holiday Mini Marathon session that will be played at the 777 Bingo
hall in Vallejo on Monday, September 6th. All 20 regular games will
pay out $300 to the lucky winners. The doors will open at 11:00 a.m. and the
session will get underway at 5:00 p.m.
Bingo guests will receive three 7•7•7 games with their buy-in and
each game will pay out $1,000 each. Three special “Intro” Double Action
games will pay out $400 to the lucky winners and the “X” game will pay out
$350 for the first “X”; $400 for the second “X” and $450 for the third
“X”.
Admission for the Mini Marathon session has been set at $55 with players
receiving a bingo machine fully loaded with 72 cards; three Double Action each;
three “X” games; up to 8 six-on paper game packs; three of each paper
special; one free $1,199 Blackout game card and one of each free 7•7•7 game
card. A paper only admission will be just $40 for the Mini Marathon session.
$25 will reserve players favorite seat in either the enclosed smoking or
non-smoking rooms at the 777 Bingo Hall; see Nancy at the buy-in counter any
time up to game day. Lots of Tic Tac and flashboard games will be played during
the sessions.
Special End of the Month drawings will start on August 16th.
Each night, drawings will be held for passes to the Nugget Bingo Blowout session
that will be played at the Sparks casino on Saturday, September 18th.
The winning players will receive a pass for two to the session and a nights’
accommodations in the hotel.
Players attending each regularly
scheduled Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday night sessions hosted
by the Vallejo Babe Ruth/Cal Ripken Baseball League, Springstowne Middle School
Wildcat Boosters Club, Jesse Bethel Jaguar Band Booster Club Bingo and the
Visions Achieve Extraordinary Bingo, receive 3 free Must Go 7-7-7 game cards
with the paid admission.
The free 7-7-7 game is played each night in three parts; Part one is
played for the first 7 (across the top and a diagonal bingo starting with the O
row and ending with the B row. The first 7 Must
Go game prize will pay out $1,000 to the winners; game two is played for the
first two 7’s and will payout $1,000 to the winners. The final part must
contain all three 7’s, will pay out $1,000 to the lucky winners. All prize
payouts are must go.
In addition, players receive a free Blackout game card with their
admission purchase at each session. The free coverall game has a $777 cash
prize. And when there are 225 or more players in attendance, the prize will be
increased to $1,000.
Each of the 16 regular and special games at the Monday, Wednesday,
Thursday Saturday and Sunday evening sessions, pay out $300 to the winners. The
777 Bingo hall opens at 2:30 p.m. and the Warm-up games start at 6:45 p.m.
Players always enjoy lots of door prize drawings each night and special End of
the Month drawings for cash, free bingo and prizes on the last sessions of the
month.
The 777 Bingo hall features separate smoking and non smoking rooms, a
snack bar and always free coffee for players. Admission starts at only $25 for
three six-on paper game packs. All buy-in packages paper or each special game,
the free 7-7-7 game and the free progressive jackpot game.
Warm-up game packs can be
added to the any admission package for only $5 or players can purchase two
Warm-up packs for $9. “Xtra Inning” games are also played during the session
and pay out $100 to the lucky winners. “Xtra” game packets can also be added
to the admission purchase for $3 each or two packets for $5.
Players enjoy lots of big payout Grand Slam flashboard games as well as a
large variety of pull tabs at the 777 Bingo Hall. For more information, call
(707) 642-6321 and tell them you read about it in Bingo & Gaming News.
3
Day Labor Day Weekend Bingo Bash at Colusa Casino Bingo
COLUSA—You’ll
want to get set for a three day bingo fest over the Labro Day Holiday weekend at
Colusa Casino Bingo. The folks at Colusa Bingo will start the holiday weekend of
high stakes bingo on Saturday, September 4th with the first Weekend
Bingo Bash matinee session featuring 12 regular games paying $1,199 to the
winners.
Admission
for the session will start at just $15 for three six-on paper game packs; extra
packs will be available for $7 each. The session will begin with the Quickie at
12 noon.
On
Sunday, the second day of the Weekend Bingo Bash, 12 regular games will pay out
$1,500 to the winners and everyone with a paid admission will receive a free
dauber. There will also be ten drawings for $500 cash each. Admission has been
set at $21 for three six-on paper game packs with extra packs to be sold for $8
for the matinee session. As with the Saturday session, the Sunday session will
start with the Quickie games at 12 noon.
On
Labor Day, Monday, September 6th, final holiday weekend session will
also be a matinee starting with the Quickie games at noon. 12 regular games will
pay out $2,000 to the winners and the first 500 players will receive a free
6-pack of Coca Cola. The buy-in will start at $27 with extra packs just $8.
The
folks at Colusa Casino Bingo have set Monday, September 20th as a
Bingo Birthday Party session. The evening session will feature a $15 buy-in for
three six-on paper game packs. All September birthday players are eligible to
receive birthday buy-in savings, a free dauber, birthday cake and will be
entered in the monthly birthday drawings. Regular games will pay out $1,199 to
the lucky winners.
All
other Monday evening sessions at Colusa Casino Bingo will be Monday Monitor
Nights. Regular games will pay out $1,000 to the winners. When the regular game
winner is verified, if any player has a bingo with their number appearing in the
monitor, will receive a $100 prize. Admission has been set at $15 for three
six-on paper game packs. The Quickie games start at 6:00 p.m.
Senior
Tuesday sessions have returned to Colusa Casino Bingo. Every Tuesday in
September will feature $1,000 regular games and each senior bingo player will
receive a free regular game paper half pack. Admission has been set at just $15
for three six-on paper game packs; extras will be sold for $6. Any player who is
50 years of age or older, is eligible for the free Senior half pack.
Wild
Wednesday evenings will be featured during September at Colusa Casino Bingo. 12
regular games will be played for a prize of $1,000 and all progressive special
“Board” games will have a consolation prize of $750; the Road To Riches game
will post a consolation prize of $1,000.
A
special Free Square Saturday session will be held on Saturday, September 11th.
All players will receive a free square game card with their paid admission. The
Free Square game will be played during the session for a prize of $2,000.
The
Sweet $1,600 Saturday matinee session will be played on September 18th.
12 regular games will pay out $1,600 to the lucky winners. The buy-in for the
matinee session has been set at $21 for three six-on paper game packs with extra
paper packs sold for $8 each.
The
popular Up, Up and Up session will be played on Sunday, September 26th.
The first regular game will pay out $1,000 to the winners with each subsequent
game paying out $100 more than the last game. The last regular game will pay out
$2,100 to the lucky winners. The buy-in will be $21 with extra paper game packs
available for $8.
The
Colusa Bingo staff hosts bingo Monday through Wednesday evenings and on Saturday
and Sunday afternoons. Evening sessions start with the Quickie games at 6:00
p.m. Weekend matinee sessions start with the Quickie games at 12 noon.
From
the moment you arrive at Colusa Casino Resort you’ll instantly feel the buzz
and excitement of winners celebrating and the friendly, atmosphere hits you even
before you begin playing. With 850 sizzling hot slot machines, 12 action-packed
table and poker games to choose from, deciding where to start may be your
toughest decision.
Joining
the Colusa Rewards Club is free and you immediately start earning rewards when
you start playing. Players are automatically eligible to win cash, prizes,
discounted hotel rooms, and a variety of other player- benefits immediately.
$230,000
Anniversary month at Gold Country Casino and Bingo
OROVILLE—As
the 14th year of operation of the popular Gold
Country Casino Bingo approaches, players can
earn free coupons, drawing entry ticks and lots of prizes that will lead to the
grand prize drawing for a brand new 2010 Buick LaCross.
Players can
earn Gold
Country Casino Bingo Golden Tickets for
progressive cash drawings. Guests began earning drawing tickets on July 1st.
Drawings of Cash and Prizes will take place each Friday from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00
p.m. through September 17th with the grand prize drawing on Saturday
night, Septebmer 25th.
Bingo will
kick things off with a Labor Day Special session on Sunday, September 5th
with 15 regular games paying out $1,199 to the lucky winners. Admission will be
set at just $20 for two six-on paper game packs with extra packs available for
$5 each for the matinee session.
Each
Wednesday this month, will continue to feature the popular Birthday Night
sessions. Regular
game winners on a Birthday pack, will share the a $200 cash bonus. The evening
sessions start at 6 p.m. with the early games and all regular games will pay out
$1,000 each to the winners.
At each Thursday night session in September, all players will receive a
free half pack with their paid admission purchase. And when there is a winner on
the free half pack, that person will receive a $100 cash bonus. All regular
games pay out $1,000 to the winners. The evening sessions start with the Early
Bird games at 6:00 p.m.
Each Friday evening in September, all players bringing a new player guest
to bingo, will receive a $5 discount on their buy-ins. Players and new player
guests must have a players club card to receive the discounts; there is no
charge for the Players Club cards.
And don’t
forget that all Saturday evening sessions during September will feature the
popular Pick-A-Pet game which is played with the winner getting a chance to
receive up to $2,500 at the evening bingo sessions.
Gold
Country Casino Bingo, is a great place to play
and win with family and friends. Players experience the thrill of looking up at
the bingo monitor and seeing their number that is needed to complete a line or
pattern for a bingo win.
Gaming guests at Gold
Country Casino Bingo are invited to enjoy
Spirits Lounge featuring live music, gaming at the bar, happy hours, wide screen
TV’s, Karaoke, Comedy Nights and sports coverage. Gold Country’s Night Club
offers casino guests live D.J. dancing, smoke free environment, two bars, large
dance floor and plenty of seating for those who just want to watch. The Piano
Bar at Gold Country currently features Jerry Harris at the ivory keys playing
classical, jazz and contemporary favorites.
Gold
Country Casino Bingo always offers free
coffee and soda to their bingo players, and the snack bar has a great menu to
choose from. Come and enjoy some fun
and play bingo at Gold
Country Casino Bingo. The beautiful gaming and
hotel facility is located at 4020 Olive Highway in Oroville, California. For
information call (530) 538-4560 Ext. 1773 or toll free: 800-334-9400. And be
sure to tell them you read about it in Bingo & Gaming News.
Gold Country Casino Bingo always offers free coffee and soda to their bingo players, and the snack bar has a great menu to choose from. Come and enjoy some fun and play bingo at Gold Country Casino Bingo and Hotel. The beautiful gaming and hotel facility is located at 4020 Olive Highway in Oroville, California. For information call (530) 538-4560 Ext. 1773 or toll free: 800-334-9400. And be sure to tell them you read about it in Bingo & Gaming News.
Check On-line Casino Blacklist before gambling on the Web
Article by Gamblecraft
(http://www.gamblecraft.com/)—Casino blacklists can be a valuable tool for both new and seasoned gamblers in search of a casino to play. There is such a large selection of betting sites on the Web, that passing on an online casino because it happened to show up on a blacklist is not a difficult decision to make. There are not nearly as many blacklists in circulation than there are legitimate casinos offering substantial bonuses, promotions, good odds, and the like. Therefore, the selection process becomes more simplified just to eliminate a casino because it was either blacklisted by one or several "watchdogs" or simply because a player proclaimed a scandal of abuse against the casino.
It is for these often unfair and unwarranted claims that some casinos (“some” meaning very few) do not deserve to be blacklisted. There are just as many cheating players seeking a quick buck as there are crooked gambling sites...if not more. What you may hear often described as "bonus hunters" are gamblers who go against casino rules by using fake identities to open multiple accounts, and consequently multiple bonuses. Afterwards, when the player tries to cash out their winnings and the casino freezes both accounts, the player will cry bloody murder, commencing on a campaign of bashing blogs and slanderous forum postings about the casino. There are even players skilled with the technology to create fake screen shots of winning jackpots. At this stage, the player may acquire the help of a mediator or casino watchdog to negotiate with the casino on the players behalf. Unbeknownst to the mediator, the player is in the wrong, but presents their case otherwise. More often than not, these players are found out, but usually after doing discredit to the casino.
This being said, do not believe everything you hear about a casino - good and bad. The most important factor should be the source of the information. Forums are not always the best place to start off a casino search. These can be biased and misdirected. Rather, begin with the blacklist itself. In order for any particular list to have merit, it should always state the reason a gambling site was blacklisted in the first place. The best blacklists are one's that ban online casinos for partaking in any of the following acts:
• Gaming software is programmed to produce unfair odds—Monthly audits by recognized third parties will keep this from happening; Therefore, do not play at a casino who is not subjecting itself to monthly audits. Only when an actuary (statistical expert) has tested the software and verifies the software to be unfair, should the casino be blacklisted.
• Gaming Software is given a fake seal of approval—Some casinos have forged and illegally copied gaming fairness approval seals, when in reality were never tested for such.
• Terms and Conditions of Gaming are not met by the casino - In regards to bonus conditions, oftentimes there are many disputes. Most gaming mediators will agree that the act of seizing all of a players funds because of bonus abuse is not warranted. It is permissible to close an account entirely, and to deny future bonus privileges; However, taking a players deposits and winnings is overstepping one's authority. There have been casinos who have untruthfully accused players of bonus abuse and seized all funds.
• The casino abuses players privacy—There have been several cases in which casinos have released a player's email address to pornography spammers and other similar businesses. Whether the casino operators are also running these sites, or are being paid off to release confidential information is unethical and invalidates the casinos credibility.
• The casino does not address charges against them—If a casino does not address complaints or accusations by means of not returning emails and phone calls from players or gambling mediators, the casino should be blacklisted. If the casino was not in the wrong, they would surely defend themselves. If not, either they do not know the slightest thing about public relations, (and consequently, customer service) or, they are hiding something and feel that by not addressing the issue it will go away.
Remember, a legitimate blacklist should be fair in presenting both sides of the case. If, for instance, there was a misunderstanding or miscommunication between the player and casino, and the casino later diplomatically resolved the dispute, it should be given the benefit of doubt, and removed from the blacklist. However, if the same casino operators have repeatedly been involved in similar disputes, they are likely trying to see how far they can go with making the cases against them seem like misunderstandings. Only when they see the boundaries of their infringement becoming noticeable do they pay up and pretend everything is okay again. These casinos should be avoided, and will probably come up on many gambling forum posts, which is what the best gambling forums are good for anyhow—revealing repeated accusations of similar nature from several gamblers against a single betting site.
The Casino Blacklist at Gamblecraft is one compiled from several online gaming authority sources, including gaming actuaries such as The Wizard of Odds (wizardofodds.com) Off Shore Gaming Commission and several respected online casino watchdogs and player mediators. The reasons for being blacklisted are explained, and meet any or all of the exemption acts listed above. For convenience purposes, the blacklist has been separated to show casinos and sportsbooks individually. Check Gamblecraft Blacklist at: http://www.gamblecraft.com/.
WASINGTON, DC—Sharon Davis, Budget Analyst at the Department of Commerce says, "…although Costco is a ‘membership’ type store, you do NOT have to be a member to buy prescriptions there as they dispense federally regulated substances. You just tell them at the door that you wish to use the pharmacy, and they will let you in."
For those that have not yet purchased prescription drugs at either of these mega membership or "Box Stores", you can obtain a complete list of drugs and their generic equivalents as well as the discounted prices free at the pharmacy. If you don’t see the list prominently displayed, just ask for one. Many are priced at just $3 for 30 pills at these stores.
Point Molate Indian hotel casino moves ahead in Richmond
RICHMOND—According to a recent release by senior city planner Lina Velasco, the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians (Tribe) has requested that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) take into trust, 266 acres of the former Naval Fuel Depot Point Molate, on which the Tribe and Upstream Point Molate LLC propose to construct new facilities and improve existing facilities to develop a mixed-use tribal destination resort and casino.
The project site is located in the City of Richmond just north of the San Rafael Bridge along the shoreline of San Francisco Bay. Open space parcels bound the site on the north and south, and the Chevron-Texaco refinery to the east, with Potrero Ridge’s 480-foot hillsides separating these two sites. The site is approximately one mile north of Interstate 580, with direct freeway access through Western Drive, a City-owned roadway to the site. An approximately 1,200-foot pier that extends into the bay from the central point of the site will be used as a commuter ferry terminal for workers and visitors to the site.
According to the XXX web site, Point Molate was once part of an island, named Potrero San Pablo Island. It was created in a seismic event that also formed much of the Marin Peninsula. Together, they form a narrow place within the San Francisco Bay, a place where the East and West Bay come closest to one another. This narrow point backs up the water behind it, creating the shallower San Pablo Bay.
The island was both rich and diverse, offering access to deep cold water and shallow brackish water. The size and number of shell mounds on the island, despite the scarcity of freshwater, indicate one of the highest pre-Columbian population densities in the entire Bay area.
Native Americans burned the island to maintain coastal prairies, with woody species in the drainages and perhaps the East side. The Spanish named the island after these grasslands—Portrero means "good grazing land".
Until landfilling connected the now Point San Pablo Peninsula to the East Bay shoreline, the Site was part of the Potrero San Pablo Island. As an island in the Bay adjacent to the deep-water Sacramento River channel, the property was used by numerous Native American tribes from around the Bay for fishing, trading, and cultural exchange.
The Site was maintained as a secure military installation until its closure in 1995. Congressional legislation called for transfer of the property to the City of Richmond for economic development. The Navy’s Record of Decision (ROD) under the Base Realignment and Closure process ruled out transfer to Richmond for use as a public park, as this use would not meet the test of economic sustainability.
Shortly thereafter, the City of Richmond commissioned a citizen’s Blue Ribbon Advisory Committee to develop the Base Reuse Plan.
The Navy then completed an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the eventual transfer of the property. The City’s Base Reuse Plan called for development of commercial and residential uses within the approximately 85-acre footprint of already developed property, balanced with protection of the shoreline and existing open space, and rehabilitation of the Winehaven Historical District.
In 2003, the City issued a nationwide Request for Qualifications to development companies who had the capabilities to refine, finance and implement the goals of the Base Reuse Plan. After an open solicitation and selection process, Upstream Point Molate LLC was selected as the City’s partner.
During the 10-month design and negotiation process that followed Upstream’s selection, Upstream presented the idea of a partnership with a federally recognized landless Native American tribe, the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians as a possible strategy to accelerate and attain the diverse and financially challenging goals set by the City.
At the end of a 10-month negotiation process, Upstream, Guidiville, and the City agreed on a Land Disposition Agreement (LDA), and Municipal Services Agreement (MSA) under which the City would sell the property to Upstream/Guidiville for $50 million, and upon opening of the project, receive upwards of $20 million per year annually for 20 years. The agreements also call for 40 percent local hiring of Richmond residents under first source and living wage agreements.
Cal Lottery investigators help catch embezzling suspect
SACRAMENTO—The California Lottery today announced that its investigators, in cooperation with Primm Resort security staff, helped gather evidence that has led to the arrest and charging of a 61-year-old woman accused of embezzling $621,000 worth of Lottery products from a major Lottery retailer.
Based on evidence gathered by investigators from the Lottery’s Security and Law Enforcement Division, the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office issued an arrest warrant for Peggy Blomstedt, former Primm Lottery store manager. She is accused of stealing Lottery products while working for the Primm Resort, located at Interstate 15 at State Line, Nipton, California.
Blomstedt is no longer employed by the Primm Resort. She resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she was arrested on the California warrant. Lottery Investigators extradited Blomstedt from Las Vegas and booked her into the San Bernardino County Jail.
She has been charged with felony embezzlement (508 Penal Code), which carries a maximum penalty of five years state prison, plus fines and potential court-ordered restitution.
The California Lottery has one of the largest and most effective security forces of any lottery in the nation. Lottery investigators are dedicated to ensuring the integrity of Lottery games so players can trust that they are always being treated fairly.
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