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California tribal gaming expansion wins votes6 February 2008SACRAMENTO, Califoria -- As reported by the Sacramento Bee: "California is headed for a major increase in casino gambling as four of the state's richest gambling tribes won the right to add up to 17,000 new slot machines. "By average margins of 56 percent to 44 percent, voters Tuesday were approving Propositions 94, 95, 96 and 97 with 95 percent of precincts reporting. The vote would allow the tribes to build some of the world's largest casinos and boost efforts by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to use tribal gambling revenues to help curb the state deficit. "...Despite the blizzard of television advertisements and more than $150 million in campaign spending, the outcome of the Indian gambling referendums is unlikely to end political, legal and community skirmishes over just how much tribal gambling California wants. "Passage of the referendums boosts Schwarzenegger's hopes to continue to negotiate casino deals to generate more revenues for the state's cash-strapped general fund..." |