{"id":237571,"date":"2026-03-26T14:08:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/237571\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T14:08:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:08:21","slug":"sky-river-casino-opens-five-story-parking-garage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/237571\/","title":{"rendered":"Sky River Casino opens five-story parking garage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sky River Casino in Elk Grove opened its new five-story parking garage Tuesday. It\u2019s part of the casino\u2019s plan to transform itself into a \u201cpremier resort destination\u201d and strengthen Wilton Rancheria\u2019s \u201clong-term economic development strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new garage includes more than 1,600 parking stalls across more than 680,000 square feet.<\/p>\n

The casino announced plans in 2024<\/a> for a 300-room hotel, expanded gaming space<\/a>, a day spa with an outdoor pool facility, and a new restaurant and bar to open by 2027, The Sacramento Bee previously reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith this garage now complete, guests can enjoy a seamless \u2018park-and-play\u2019 arrival from the moment they enter our property through the newly expanded gaming floor,\u201d Sky River Casino President Michael Facenda said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Sky River Casino said in the news release the improvements are designed to make Elk Grove \u201ca competitive destination for entertainment and convention level events \u2014 driving increased visitor spending, supporting local businesses, and creating new employment opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"The The new parking garage at Sky River Casino in Elk Grove. With around 1,600 new parking stalls, the garage is part of the casino\u2019s expansion efforts, according to a news release. Bright Eyes Marketing Wilton Rancheria\u2019s tribal development<\/p>\n

Wilton Rancheria is the only federally recognized tribe in Sacramento County and serves more than 1,600 citizens with Nisenan and Miwok heritage, according to past Sacramento Bee reporting.<\/a> The tribe\u2019s expansion seeks to make Sky River Casino the \u201centertainment hub\u201d of Northern California, by generating jobs and business opportunities, the news release said.<\/p>\n

Wilton Rancheria has emerged as a major player in Sacramento\u2019s business landscape over the last few years.<\/p>\n

In 2024, the tribe became the primary owner of the men\u2019s soccer team, Sacramento Republic<\/a>. The tribe is the first Northern American tribe in the nation to be a majority owner of a professional men\u2019s sport team. Sacramento Republic FC announced its plans Tuesday to create a 20,000-seat stadium, scraping its previous plan for a 12,000-seat<\/a> facility, according to past Bee reporting.<\/p>\n

The tribe and Sky River signed a $7.5 million partnership<\/a> with Sacramento State athletics in February. This sponsorship was made to assist the athletics program and fund educational opportunities for Wileety Native American College<\/a> students.<\/p>\n

Jesus Tarango, the chairman of Wilton Rancheria, said as the casino progresses economically, so does the future of the tribe and broader Sacramento community.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery investment we make is about creating lasting opportunity, not only for Wilton Rancheria, but for the broader region,\u201d Tarango said in a statement. \u201cAs we continue to grow, we remain committed to being a strong partner to Elk Grove and to supporting the shared success of the businesses, families, and communities that grow alongside us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This story was originally published March 25, 2026 at 12:32 PM.<\/p>\n

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Emma Hall covers Sacramento County for The Sacramento Bee. Hall graduated from Sacramento State and Diablo Valley College. She is Blackfeet and Cherokee.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sky River Casino in Elk Grove opened its new five-story parking garage Tuesday. It\u2019s part of the casino\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":237572,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[107200,107202,121,123,122,96843,107201],"class_list":["post-237571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-elk-grove-parking","tag-elk-grove-tourism","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news","tag-sky-river-casino","tag-wilton-rancheria-expansion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237571"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237571\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}