A controversial tribal casino project in Ridgecrest, California will move ahead, after the Timbisha Shoshone tribe of Death Valley announced it had resolved its dispute with the city this week.

The Timbisha Shoshone tribe is poised to build a casino in Ridgecrest after threatening the city with potential economic devastation

Ridgecrest has agreed to sell the parcel of land earmarked for the casino to the tribe’s developer, Global Investment Enterprise Ridgecrest (GIER), for $5.5 million in return for the cessation of all litigation.