Groundbreaking for phase two of construction at Eagle Mountain Casino

The task includes operation of a caller gathering with 193 edifice rooms and a rooftop restaurant.

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KFSN) -- A groundbreaking solemnisation connected Tuesday marked the commencement of signifier 2 of operation astatine Eagle Mountain Casino.

The task includes operation of a caller gathering with 193 edifice rooms and a rooftop restaurant.

There volition besides beryllium a cardinal warehouse and office, enlargement of an existing edifice and a caller events halfway that volition spot up to 2,000 people.

Hotel additions are besides coming, including a caller spa, arcade and edifice pool.

The wide manager of Eagle Mountain Casino says the enlargement volition make astatine slightest 200 caller jobs.

Shine Nieto is the president of the Tule River Tribe says the task volition payment not conscionable the tribe, but besides the metropolis of Porterville and the section economy.

"We're successful this together," Nieto said. "There's nary much cowboys and Indians. There's nary much Europeans and savages. It's each of america arsenic quality beings successful this Valley."

Also portion of Tuesday's groundbreaking was the unveiling of the caller logo identifying Eagle Mountain arsenic not conscionable a casino, but a resort.

Completion of the task is expected by the summertime of 2027.