Chicken Ranch Rancheria

What Chicken Ranch Rancheria does

The Chicken Ranch Rancheria Me-Wuk Indians of California is a federally recognized Native American tribe headquartered in Jamestown, Tuolumne County, California, operating a diversified portfolio of hospitality, gaming, and healthcare enterprises. The core business is the Chicken Ranch Casino, established in 1985 as one of the first Native bingo halls in California, which has progressively expanded over four decades to include 603 gaming machines, table games, and multiple food and beverage outlets. In July 2024, the tribe opened the new Chicken Ranch Casino Resort beneath Table Mountain along Highway 108, a roughly 1-hour drive from Yosemite National Park, featuring 197 hotel rooms and suites, multiple restaurants and bars, a 12,000 square-foot event space, a day spa, fitness center, and rooftop pool with a gaming floor expanded by approximately 30%. Complementary wholly-owned operations include the historic Jamestown Hotel and the Mathiesen Memorial Health Clinic, both serving the Sierra Nevada foothills community.

The business model combines transactional gaming revenue (machine and table game play, bingo five nights per week), recurring hospitality revenue (hotel rooms, F&B, spa), and professional services revenue (healthcare at Mathiesen Memorial Clinic, conference and event center rentals targeting Bay Area companies). Distribution is primarily physical: the casino-resort campus, the standalone Jamestown Hotel, the clinic, and the conference center serve regional gaming visitors, Yosemite tourists, and local community members. The tribe extended its distribution surface in 2024 through a partnership with Vetnos LLC to launch Playbawk, a Class II bingo-based sports theme mobile app available exclusively on-property, reflecting an experimental move into digital engagement constrained by Class II regulatory requirements. The operation is governed by the Tribal Council under the 1999 Tribal State Gaming Compact with California, with no external parent company or shareholders.

Customer segments split between regional gaming enthusiasts from the Central Valley and Sierra Nevada Motherlode region, Yosemite-adjacent tourists, and a growing Bay Area corporate conference segment, with local community members and tribal members served through the clinic and community programming. No revenue is publicly disclosed due to tribal sovereignty, and the entity operates as a private sovereign enterprise rather than a traditional investment vehicle.

Name

Chicken Ranch Rancheria

Legal name

Chicken Ranch Rancheria Me-Wuk Indians of California

Website

https://chickenranchrancheria.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Chicken Ranch Rancheria Me-Wuk Indians of California is a federally recognized tribe operating the Chicken Ranch Casino Resort, a 197-room gaming and hospitality property opened July 2024 in Jamestown, California, alongside a clinic, hotel, and mobile app, serving regional gaming visitors and Yosemite tourists.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Tribal Casino and Resort Hospitality

NAICS

Gambling Industries (7132)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Tribal/Indigenous Casino Hotels (THAGAJAE)

Keywords

• Tribal casino gaming
• Casino resort hospitality
• Hotel accommodations
• Bingo hall operations
• Tribal healthcare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Jamestown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Casino Gaming Operations: Revenue from gaming machines (603 gaming machines as of 2020), table games, bingo operations (five nights per week), and associated gaming entertainment services.
2. Hotel and Hospitality: Revenue from hotel accommodations (197 rooms and suites at Chicken Ranch Casino Resort opened July 2024), multiple dining venues (Ranch House restaurant, The Roost café bistro, high-end steakhouse, coffee shop), event space rentals (12,000 sq ft), arcade, and gift shop.
3. Healthcare Services: Mathiesen Memorial Clinic provides healthcare services to the community.
4. Conference and Event Center: World-class conference center serving local businesses, organizations, and Bay Area companies seeking cost-effective event venues with outdoor team-building activities.
5. Mobile Gaming App: Playbawk is a Class II bingo-based sports theme mobile app available exclusively within the Chicken Ranch Rancheria property, launched in partnership with Vetnos LLC.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Chicken Ranch Rancheria is a federally recognized Native American tribe that operates a diversified portfolio of hospitality, gaming, and healthcare businesses. Core offerings include the Chicken Ranch Casino (gaming machines, table games, bingo), the newly opened Chicken Ranch Casino Resort (197 hotel rooms, dining venues, spa, event space), the Jamestown Hotel, and the Mathiesen Memorial Clinic. The tribe also launched Playbawk, a Class II bingo-based mobile gaming app for on-property use.

Product overview

Chicken Ranch Rancheria Me-Wuk Indians of California operates a diversified portfolio of hospitality and gaming businesses. The core offerings include Chicken Ranch Casino (established 1985 as one of the first Native bingo halls in California) and the new Chicken Ranch Casino Resort (opened July 2024 with 197 rooms, 12,000 sq ft event space, and expanded gaming). The tribe also operates the Jamestown Hotel and Mathiesen Memorial Clinic. In 2024, they launched Playbawk, a proprietary Class II bingo-based sports mobile app in partnership with Vetnos LLC. The business portfolio is managed by the tribal government headquartered at 9195 Red Tail Hawk Road, Jamestown, CA 95327.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chicken Ranch Casino Resort Full-service casino resort featuring 197 hotel rooms and suites, multiple restaurants and bars, 12,000 square feet of event space, gaming floor with slot machines and table games, day spa, fitness center, and rooftop pool with views of Sierra Nevada and Yosemite. Targets tourists, Bay Area corporate retreat planners, and gaming visitors.
• Chicken Ranch Casino Operating casino with 603 gaming machines, table games, bingo five nights a week, Ranch House restaurant, and The Roost café bistro. Over 275 employees. Targets regional gaming customers from Central Valley and Sierra Nevada Motherlode region.
• Jamestown Hotel

Quantifiable outcome

• 250+ new employment opportunities with competitive wages and benefits
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Jamestown Happiness ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 October 2025Led partnership for the Rails with Trails – Jamestown initiative community visioning forum. The project aims to blend the area's rich rail heritage with recreation, connection, and community wellness opportunities. The planning phase has been underway for two years with Strategic Growth Council funding.
• Tuolumne County Transportation Council (TCTC)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 October 2025Partner in the Rails with Trails – Jamestown initiative, providing transportation planning expertise and oversight through the Tuolumne County Transportation Council.
• Blue Zones Project – Tuolumne (BZP)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 October 2025Community wellness partner in the Rails with Trails – Jamestown initiative, contributing to the vision for community health and wellness through the built environment.
• Vetnos LLCcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Vetnos LLC to launch Playbawk, a revolutionary Class II bingo-based sports theme mobile app exclusively available for use within the Chicken Ranch Rancheria property. This mobile gaming innovation extends the tribe's entertainment offerings to digital platforms while maintaining property exclusivity.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Graton Resort & Casino: Large Sonoma County tribal casino resort operated by Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria; a much larger regional incumbent with a comparable mix of gaming, hotel, F&B, and entertainment that draws from a broader Bay Area demographic.
• Thunder Valley Casino Resort: United Auburn Indian Community-owned casino resort in Lincoln, CA; significantly larger scale than Chicken Ranch with hotel, gaming, F&B, and entertainment offerings, competing for Northern California gaming visitors.
• Morongo Casino Resort & Spa: Large Morongo Band of Mission Indians casino resort in Cabazon, CA; well-known California destination property with hotel, spa, gaming, and entertainment serving a similar statewide tourism-driven model.
• Pechanga Resort Casino: One of the largest tribal casino resorts in California (Temecula) operated by the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians; broad incumbent with extensive hotel, gaming, F&B, and entertainment against which any California tribal casino benchmarks.
• San Manuel Casino: San Manuel Band of Mission Indians casino in Highland, CA; one of California's largest tribal gaming destinations with a comparable mix of gaming, dining, and entertainment, serving as a broad scale benchmark.
• Cache Creek Casino Resort: Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation-owned casino resort in Brooks, CA; large Northern California destination tribal property with hotel, golf, spa, and gaming competing for the same regional tourism and drive-in segments.

Direct peers

• Red Hawk Casino: Northern California tribal casino (Shingle Springs) with full gaming floor plus dining and entertainment; competes for drive-in gaming visitors from the same Northern California / Sacramento/Central Valley catchment.
• Jackson Rancheria Casino Resort: Amador County tribal casino resort in the Sierra Nevada Motherlode region with a similar gaming/hotel/F&B offering targeting the same Central Valley and foothills customer base as Chicken Ranch.
• Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino: Madera County tribal casino resort positioned in the Sierra foothills south of Yosemite, competing for the same Yosemite tourism and regional gaming spend with comparable gaming floor, hotel, and entertainment amenities.
• Black Oak Casino Resort: Tuolumne County tribal casino resort located within the same Sierra foothills geography; competes directly for regional gaming visitors and Yosemite-bound tourists with a comparable mix of gaming, hotel, and F&B.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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