The hotel will attract visitors who may not prefer gaming and will visit other places in the area's wine country. It will be a bonus to the region,' Rabbitt said. Sonoma County Supervisor David Rabbitt, one of many government officials at the groundbreaking, said he is not personally a fan of casinos, but the Graton Rancheria 'was great to work with and responded to the needs of the community.' Station Casinos LLC developed and manages the Graton Resort & Casino as well as 19 resorts and casinos throughout Nevada. The 1,300-member Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria tribe owns the land in unincorporated Sonoma County and the casino. There's always something available for someone who wants a career in the hospitality industry,' Hasson said. 'But there's never been a day when we stopped hiring.

Hasson said details about the casino's revenue, employment numbers and finances is propriety information of the tribe. Joe Hasson, the casino and 8,700-square-foot entertainment center's general manager, said the existing casino which opened in November 2013 'was the revenue engine that needed to be in place' before the resort is built. The hotel, convention center, spa and pool area comprise the resort component of the Graton Resort & Casino and its construction was planned from the beginning.

The centerpiece of the resort will be a pool area that serves as an extension of the hotel lobby and provide an outdoor connection to the convention and meeting space.įive tribe members performed the ceremonial ground breaking with shiny silver shovels on a large pile of dirt inside the tent, and two pieces of construction equipment then scooped up dirt from a pile outside. 'Northern California needs a convention center,' Sarris told dozens of people, including Sonoma County and Rohnert Park officials, sheltered from the sun and hot pavement in a tent on the site of the new hotel. Also included is a lobby and bar, a spa and 20,000 square feet of flexible event and convention space. It will contain typical hotel rooms of 500 square feet and up to 2,600 square feet for high rollers, Sarris said.

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