Kla-Mo-Ya Casino, Tribal casino in Chiloquin, Oregon.
Kla-Mo-Ya Casino is a tribal-owned gambling establishment in Klamath County, Oregon, named after the Klamath, Modoc and Yahooskin tribes. Its property includes a truck stop built in 2010 with two covered fueling stations and a small food mart, largely constructed by Klamath Tribal labor from nearby Chiloquin.
The casino is a tribal gambling establishment in Klamath County, Oregon, owned by the Klamath, Modoc and Yahooskin tribes, whose names supply its shortened title Kla-Mo-Ya. In 2010 the tribes added a truck stop with two covered fueling stations and a small food mart, built largely by Klamath Tribal workers from nearby Chiloquin.
The casino's name is a contraction of Klamath, Modoc and Yahooskin, the three tribes that own it. The 2010 truck stop was built largely with Klamath Tribal labor from Chiloquin, so the workforce behind the highway stop came from the neighbouring town.
The casino sits in Klamath County along U.S. Route 97, the north–south highway its 2010 truck stop was built to serve. Drivers can pull in for fuel at the two covered fueling stations and pick up food at the small food mart before continuing. The grounds are near Chiloquin, so the stop works as a break on that stretch of the route.
The 2010 truck stop has two covered fueling stations and a small food mart, built largely by Klamath Tribal workers from nearby Chiloquin. It was added to capture north–south trucking traffic on U.S. Route 97.
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