2.5) What sort of recreation and entertainment is available for visitors to Yolo County?
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This article is from the Yolo County FAQ, by David F. Prenatt, Jr. with numerous contributions by others.
2.5) What sort of recreation and entertainment is available for visitors to Yolo County?
[See Section 3.6.1 for more information about recreation and
entertainment in Yolo County.] According to the erudite Robert
Schulz, the Cache Creek Casino in Capay Valley is operated by the
Wintun tribe, one of the all but extinct groups of "California
Indians". According to my resource books, however, the Wintun is not
properly considered a tribe, but rather a dialect group of the
Penutian language family of aboriginal California. Speakers of the
Wintun dialect include the closely related Wintu, Nomlaki, and Patwin.
The Patwin were the most recent aboriginal inhabitants of Yolo
County prior to the Gold Rush, but many of the remaining "California
Indians" such as the Patwin have organized with other Native Americans
and organized into larger political groups to preserve their sundry
cultures and obtain greater influence (e.g., the aforementioned
"Wintun tribe"). Gaming is one of the most profitable industries for
groups on Indian reservations in California, as casino style gambling
is not legal anywhere else in the state. To reach the Cache Creek
Casino, drive west on Highway 16, which runs through the city of
Woodland as Main Street and intersects I-5, Hwy 113, and I-505:
Drive until you're sure you've hit the end of the world.
Drive further still. There, you will find Cashe[sic] Creek.
Can't miss it. Big, funky building in the middle of nowhere.
Mike Lewis (<mailto:mike@larry.utah.com > posting on ucd.life
(<news:ucd.life > Message-ID: <461k13$bd@larry.utah.com>).
Driving along Hwy 16 West from Woodland, you will pass the towns
of Madison, Esparto, and Capay west of I-505. On the outskirts of
Capay, you will find the Cache Creek Casino. A Las Vegas casino it is
not. It has bingo, slot machines, blackjack and other card games; it
does not have craps, roulette, or complimentary cocktails. A quaint
place to gamble in the middle of nowhere.
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