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Gambling Expert Sheds Doubt on California Slots Plan

CALIFORNIA – As reported by Bloodhorse: ``A California gambling authority told a group of satellite wagering representatives Monday that he believes a racetrack-sponsored slot machine initiative has little or no chance of passage should it qualify for the state's November ballot.

```The main impact of that initiative is it gives Governor (Arnold) Schwarzenegger a hammer to hold over the Indians' head," said I. Nelson Rose, author of a syndicated column, "Gambling and the Law," and a tenured professor at Whittier Law School in Costa Mesa, Calif. He made his comments during the California Authority of Racing Fairs' annual satellite conference in Monterey, Calif.

``He said Schwarzenegger, who painted the tribes as a special interest monopoly unwilling to pay a fair share of its casino profits to the state during last year's recall election, can make the Indians uncomfortable by threatening to endorse the track initiative.

``…The Gaming Revenue Act of 2004 would give five racetracks and 11 card clubs in the state 30,000 slot machines if all the tribes that currently have gaming compacts don't immediately agree to pay 25% of their casino profits to the state. Supporters are gathering signatures in order to qualify the measure for consideration of voters…"

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