The Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians is taking one more swing at stopping the North Fork Mono Casino & Resort — the 264,000-square-foot operation planned to open in weeks just off Highway 99 north of the city of Madera.
Picayune, which owns Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino, isn’t hiding that Highway 99 access is part of what worries the tribe. It has suggested in court documents that a rival mega-casino sitting on the valley floor, hugging the main north-south freeway, would peel off travelers who might otherwise wind their way up to Chukchansi Gold…