It is owned and operated by the United Auburn Indian Community and designed by architect Edward Vance of JMA Architecture Studios, located in Las Vegas, Nevada.

For example, the UAIC chose to include the California Environmental Quality Act in its local agreement, something only a handful of tribes submit to.

[2] The casino has over 3,000 slot and video machines, 125 table games (including blackjack and paigow) and a live poker room with enough space for 160 players.

Thunder Valley Casino Resort hosts a number of concerts and shows in the summertime in their outdoor amphitheater.

[5][6] Using the revenue generated from Thunder Valley, the UAIC gives about $1 million annually to nonprofit groups in Placer County.

In January 2005, the UAIC donated $250,000 to assist Habitat for Humanity International's (HFHI) relief efforts in southern Asia following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.