Casino and Gambling

Wine Country Gamble

by travelgourmet

The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians were living peacefully and humbly in the Santa Ynez Valley for hundreds of years. Settlers came in and built a Danish style town called Solvang next door in 1907. The town flourished over the years but the Chumash Indians were still trying to live peacefully and humbly, as of 1901 on the Santa Ynez Reservation, land that is their sovereign territory. “And the poor shall inherit the earth” may hold true today, as the Chumash Indian Reservation became not as humble, but bold and daring to start up a casino in this wine country region of Santa Barbara County as a way to help their tribe that had suffered for so long.

At first it was just a gambling tent, after the State of California passed the Tribal-State Compact in 2000. Nearby residents and tourists showed up to look at this huge tent off of Hwy 246 in Santa Ynez. First, to see what this was all about and because Solvang, the next door neighbor, almost shuts down by 9 pm. So, the Chumash had discovered that gambling offered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week was viable and decided that bigger was better. They were right. 2004 marked the opening of the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California, 35 miles north of Santa Barbara. Not only offering over 2,000 slot machines and 44 table games, but bingo in a smoke free environment. Every morning, the casino has a poker No-Limit Hold’em Tournament. I was there bright and early, ready to go at 10 am and left by 11am. Busted. Oh well, I never said I was a pro. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights include a 7 pm No-Limit Hold’em Tournament. There is something for everyone at this Las Vegas style casino.
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