Sonoma County's only Indian casino has lunged closer to completion.

The River Rock Casino is located in Sonoma County, approximately 70 miles north of San Francisco in the California wine country, and offers visitors a quality gaming, entertainment, dining, and wine-tasting venue.

Chairman, President and CEO, H. Thomas Winn, stated, "We are pleased to announce the full opening of the River Rock Casino. In addition to being the closest casino to the San Francisco market, the California wine country attracts over 10 million visitors a year. We are very excited about this development, and the economic benefits it will generate for the tribal members and Sonoma County, as well as what it means for our company and shareholders."

This new facility includes a wide range of approximately 1,600 slot machines; 16 gaming tables; a full-service restaurant and lounge; a wine- tasting bar; and an outdoor deck overlooking the vineyards of Alexander Valley.

The Quail Run Restaurant offers 24-hour menu service, as well as a bountiful buffet for lunch, dinner, midnight and champagne Sunday brunch. The Wine Creek Room, complete with a wood-fired oven and grand piano, will feature local wines from the region and offer light jazz piano nightly. Both areas have access to the Valley Deck, which entices guests with one of the most spectacular views of the Alexander Valley wine region.

"We are proud to be a part of the casino opening and the future economic development of the Dry Creek Band of Pomo Indians," commented H. Thomas Winn.

The River Rock Casino is owned by the Dry Creek Casino, LLC, which is entitled to receive 20% of the net revenues from the River Rock Casino for five years beginning June 1, 2003, and Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc., a developer of gaming properties and has real estate interests in Colorado, California, and Nevada.  카지노사이트