Shoshone-Paiute Tribes plan casino near Boise. Here’s where it would be
April 16, 2025
A Native American tribal group with ancestral ties to the Treasure Valley plans to build its first and only casino near Boise. The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes, based at the Duck Valley Reservation on the Idaho-Nevada state line, said in a news release Wednesday that it’s partnering with the Coeur d’Alene Tribe in North Idaho to build and manage the casino.
It would be located about 15 miles southeast of Boise. Natalie Podgorski, a spokesperson for the Sho-Pai Tribes, told the Idaho Statesman by phone that the Coeur d’Alene Tribe bought 561 acres of land last week to give to the Sho-Pai for the project. The property is about two miles south of the exit for the Boise Stage Stop on Orchard Access Road. About 40 acres will be used for the casino, she said. The proposed resort and casino is estimated to generate tens of millions of dollars a year for Idaho’s economy and create thousands of well-paying jobs, according to the release. “Today, we have no meaningful economic opportunities and our community is facing some heavy challenges because of it,” Sho-Pai Chairman Brian Mason said in the release. “We want to solve our own problems and provide for our people. Tribal gaming will allow us to make these dreams into a reality.”