Chumash Casino Resort
Location	Santa Ynez, California
Address	3400 CA-246, Santa Ynez, CA 93460
Opening date	August 2003 (2003-08)
No. of rooms	320
Owner	Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians
Coordinates	34°36′32″N 120°05′13″W / 34.609°N 120.087°W / 34.609; -120.087
Website	https://chumashcasino.com/

The Chumash Casino Resort^[1] is owned and operated by the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians. Chumash is located near Santa Ynez Airport, in the Santa Ynez Indian Reservation, about 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Solvang, California.^[2]

History

Opened in its present form in August 2003, the casino consists of a 94,000-square-feet (8,730 m²) gaming area with slot machines and table games.^{[citation needed]} A 106-room hotel and spa opened in July 2004.^{[citation needed]} In 2006, the Casino estimated that there were 2,894,561 visitors to the Casino and 34,049 guests in the hotel, nearly all of them from Southern California.^[3] The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians have estimated that their casino brings in some 6,000 patrons per day.^[4][5]

Music

Musicians who have appeared include : Al Green, Charlie Daniels, Clint Black, Cristian Castro, The Doobie Brothers, Fleetwood Mac, Hank Williams Jr., Intocable, Johnny Mathis, Kenny Rogers, Kiss, Los Tigres del Norte, The Moody Blues, Pepe Aguilar, Rose Royce, Smokey Robinson, The Spinners, and ZZ Top.^{[citation needed]}

Sport

Chumash hosts Elite Xtreme Combat mixed martial arts as well as the Star Voice competition show.^[6]