Fires near graton casino

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Typically, casinos tend to be among the first organizations to pitch in when disaster strikes, and Californian casinos have been no different.

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The casino also pledged to donate $1 million to the fire relief efforts.

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However, it offered its hotel rooms to evacuees at no charge. The Graton Rancheria casino also did its park however, it went about it a different way. As it stands right now, only about 30 people remain in the shelter. The Twin Pine Casino went on to convert its event center into a shelter for the Red Cross, taking in hundreds of displaced people. The horrific fires, which have become known as the Tubbs Fire, eventually went on to kill numerous people and destroyed over 5000 homes and other buildings.

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When dozens of fires broke out on the 8 th of October 2017, Twin Pine Casino and Graton Casino became evacuation centers. Californian Casinos have stepped up to help those affected by the recent wildfires.

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