California Casino Discovers Hazardous Building Defect
A California casino was forced to close down part of its operation due to safety concerns this week. The Jackson Rancheria Casino, located near Sacramento, was discovered to have structural defects that might pose safety hazards for customers and employees.
Water leaks from unknown sources caused the casino to bring in engineers, who discovered the defects in the casino's original construction. At the time it was built in 1999, the casino did not have to meet the same inspections as most state buildings, due to its location in Indian territory.
In 2000, The Miwuk Tribe that runs the casino entered into a gambling compact with the state, which now allows state contruction engineers and gaming inspectors to review construction plans and methods.
In order to avoid using the area in which defects are suspected, the casino has been forced to shut down almost one-third of its operation. The casino hosts 1500 slot machines and 48 table games.
The displaced slots and tables will be relocated to the Dalton Town Hall, one of the casino's several meeting and entertainment complexes. However, it is estimated that it will take several weeks to relocate the machines and tables and restore the casino to full operational capacity.
Even though the casino has a busy slate of entertainment lined up, including performances by Wayne Newton and Merle Haggard, the loss of the Dalton Town Hall does not interfere with future scheduling at this point.
No estimate as to the nature or duration of repair efforts has been made public.
Recent Comments
| Posted by: Karma Wins | When: 01/13/2008 11:41:56 AM EST |
| This is classic Jackson Rancheria and it's about time something happened. I think every religion has Karma, even for the Miwuks. They've known about these construction defects for a LONG TIME. As the article mentions, "At the time it was built in 1999, the casino did not have to meet the same inspections as most state buildings, due to its location in Indian territory." It's these kind of sub-standard construction projects that put the public in jeapordy. If people only knew how dangerous it was to eat and play at the Rancheria, they wouldn't go! | |
