Hard Rock Sacramento to Invest Up to $4 Billion in Expansion

Written By Dan Holmes on April 21, 2025
a couple of construction workers size up building plans

Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Sacramento will pour at least $2 billion, and perhaps as much as $4 billion, into a massive expansion on 350 acres adjoining its existing Northern California casino property. The development would create a new entertainment district.

Hard Rock announced it will be spend between $2 and $4 billion on an expansive construction project which could begin as early as 2026 at the Fire Mountain venue.

Expansion to bring added jobs, features to area

According to plans, the new additions will include entertainment stages, a rodeo venue, retail spaces, and restaurants, plus much more. One goal is to create a space to host festivals.

Local officials are supporting the renovation of this California casino, which may take between five and ten years to complete.

On Facebook, District 4 Yuba County Supervisor Gary Bradford said:

“[The new Hard Rock Hotel Casino in Sacramento] will bring thousands of jobs and enhance the quality of life for existing residents by increasing local dining, entertainment, and retail options. In addition, it will increase tax revenue and could attract millions of people to Yuba County to visit the destination.”

In a statement, Hard Rock indicated it has acquired the land between the casino and Toyota Amphitheatre. That stretch of space has remained undeveloped for years. Hard Rock, which is owned by the the Estom Yumeka Maidu Tribe of the Enterprise Rancheria. It’s operated by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, which owns the Hard Rock brand.

Hard Rock Sacramento opened in 2019. It’s created hundreds of full-time jobs and pumped million into local and state coffers via tax revenue from gaming activity. The Estom Yumeka Maidu Tribe is located in Oroville, which is about 35 miles due north of the Hard Rock Casino, which is in Wheatland.

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