General Manager Ron Patel, on scene, states that no one is in immediate danger whatsoever.
Deborah Moss states that sometime around 3:30 p.m. Original Post 5:16pm: Tuolumne, CA - There is quite a bit of law enforcement and fire department activity at Black Oak Casino Resort due to a potential bomb threat. “Everything else is under investigation, but at the moment our primary concern is the safety of our team members and our staff and our guests.” We did a sweep of the building and the casino - we do it as a precautionary measure, and then we evacuated the building and swept the building.” At 5:20, he adds, staff were allowed in to prepare for guests, and that he expected operations to restore to normal before 6 p.m.
General Manager Ron Patel states, “We were informed of the threat about 60 to 90 minutes ago. Update: 5:33pm: Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Deputy Rob Lyons reports that the department cancelled the bomb threat at Black Oak Casino Resort just a couple of minutes ago after repeated searches turned up nothing.