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Card Rooms Sue to Block Title on San Pablo Casino15 August 2001SACRAMENTO, California – August 15, 2001 –As reported by Associated Press: "Four card rooms have sued to block an Indian tribe from acquiring land they fear could become the state's first casino near a major urban area. "The card rooms filed the federal suit in Sacramento to stop the Bureau of Indian Affairs from taking the 9.5-acre Casino San Pablo site into trust this week for the Lytton Band of Pomo Indians. "…The bureau agreed to stop the effort pending a congressional decision whether to repeal a law passed with little fanfare last year that gave the tribe the right to buy the land, said Bo Links, a card room attorney. "…Gov. Gray Davis opposes turning the card room into a casino, but believes giving the tribe the casino land doesn't itself change anything, said spokeswoman Hilary McLean. She and the tribe's chairwoman, Margie Mejia, said the tribe still would need to negotiate a compact with Davis' office before it could install slot machines. "Artichoke Joe's, California Grand Casino, Lucky Chances Inc., and the Oaks card rooms filed the suit…" |