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Card Clubs Protest Plan for Tribal Casino Near San Francisco31 December 2000SACRAMENTO, California – Dec. 29, 2000 – As reported by the Los Angeles Times: "A group of (San Francisco) Bay Area card clubs urged Gov. Gray Davis on Thursday to reject a California Indian tribe's anticipated request to transform a competing card club into a casino. "The group's plea to Davis came a day after President Clinton signed federal legislation advancing efforts by the Lytton Band of Pomo Indians to turn a card club in the city of San Pablo into a Nevada-style gambling house. "The Lyttons hope to install as many as 2,000 slot machines at the Casino San Pablo card club, but must first obtain Davis' agreement. "A group of Bay Area card clubs told the governor that would create unfair competition that would have a devastating effect on the clubs and their employees. ". . . Michael Franchetti, a San Francisco attorney representing the Lucky Chances card club in Colma, said it is 'very likely' that the clubs will go to court to challenge both the federal legislation signed Wednesday and Proposition 1A, the March ballot initiative that voters approved granting California tribes exclusive rights to offer Nevada-style slot machines and banked card games in the state." |