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Bill would allow more tribal casinos15 February 2008PALM SPRINGS, California -- As reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune: "A state senator has introduced legislation that would enable a large group of Indian tribes to expand existing casinos or build large new ones without further negotiations with the state. "Sen. Jim Battin, R-Palm Desert, said his proposal would allow all 61 tribes that negotiated gambling agreements, or compacts, with former Gov. Gray Davis in 1999 to have up to 2,000 slots each, the number many tribes believe were promised by the deals. "But the California Gambling Control Commission had voted to limit all tribes in the state to roughly 60,000 slots, based on the commission's interpretation of a complex formula in the agreements. "...In San Diego County, the bill would help the Rincon, San Pasqual and Jamul tribes, all of whom have been frustrated in their inability to secure authorization to operate 2,000 slots. "The measure, SB 1201, also could foster expansion by other outlying tribes, such as Campo, that have substantially fewer than 2,000 slots..." |