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California Governor Halts New Gambling Compacts24 May 2001SACRAMENTO, California –– As reported by the Associated Press: "Gov. Gray Davis won't agree to any additional Indian gambling compacts until legal challenges to the state's tribal gambling law are resolved, his office said Wednesday. "The decision stalls nine tribes' pending casinos at least until September, when a federal judge in Sacramento is scheduled to hear a challenge to the law filed by four Bay Area card clubs. "The lawsuit could overturn a voter-approved proposition granting tribes the ability to operate slot machines and certain other forms of gambling, Davis' chief deputy legal affairs secretary, Shelley Anne W.L. Chang, said in a letter to the nine tribes this month. "As a result, she said, the administration will engage in no formal compact negotiations. "However, that doesn't block informal discussions, said Davis spokeswoman Hilary McLean. "…Davis' office said the nine tribes affected by his decision are the Enterprise Rancheria, Fort Mojave Tribe, Karuk Tribe, La Posta Band of Mission Indians, Round Valley tribe, Santa Ysabel Band of Diagueno Indians, Table Bluff Reservation-Wiyot Tribe, U tu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe and Yurok Tribe." |