Stand Up for California! is a statewide organization with a focus on gambling issues including tribal gaming, card clubs, horse racing, charitable gaming and the state lottery.

IGRA's Section 20 revised
6/2/2008, indian Country Today
WASHINGTON - Just over two years after it began to refine the criteria for transferring tribal lands acquired after enactment of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act into trust status, the BIA on May 20 unveiled regulations that maintain the status quo in at least one respect - that is, tribal gaming on so-called ''after-acquired'' lands will remain a difficult proposition.

 
Riverside County Sheriff's Assn. warns members and public to avoid Indian casino
6/3/2008, Los Angeles Times
The Riverside County Sheriff's Assn., a union representing thousands of employees, has warned its members and the public to stay away from the Soboba Indian casino near San Jacinto because of recent violence. The group urged its roughly 3,700 members to visit other casinos until the situation at Soboba was "stabilized." The reservation was the scene of two shootouts last month between Riverside County sheriff's deputies and several tribe members who used rifles against officers, their vehicles and a helicopter. Three tribal members died in those gun battles. In the last six months, six Soboba members, including the son of a former tribal chairwoman, have been killed in confrontations with deputies.

 Blue Lake Mobile Home eviction notices to go out June 1 May 25, 2008, Times Standard: As the city of Blue Lake gears up for summer, many residents of the Aiy-yu-kwee Mobile Home Park will be spending their last days as residents. In December, the Blue Lake Rancheria informed residents of the 18-unit mobile home park that the property would be closed come August and they would have to move. Although residents have tried to persuade the rancheria for more time, formal eviction notices are scheduled to go out June 1.


ILLEGAL MACHINES, POKER SCANDAL AND ALC0HOL

E-bingo fight continues6/2/2008, Sacramento Bee
Two local charities - backed by an electronic bingo machine manufacturer - are asking the federal courts to block state action banning e-bingo from charity halls. Last month, Attorney General Jerry Brown's Bureau of Gambling Control gave bingo parlors 30 days to stop using the slot machine look-alike bingo machines.

California Charity Bingo Association: Charities Ask for Federal Intervention in Halting State Seizure of Electronic Bingo Aids6/2/2008, News Wire
SAN FRANCISCO, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- An emergency request for an injunction filed in federal court Monday seeks to stop the state of California from seizing electronic bingo aids that charities heavily depend on to fund services for children, people with disabilities and many other non-profit community services.  

 Another scandal rocks online poker
6/2/2008, Poker Blog
The Absolute Poker scandal mostly flew under the mainstream media's radar last year, but as the old saying goes, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." Maybe George W. Bush can't get that cliche correct, but if he played online poker he would definitely understand it's meaning right around now. The news is now official as UltimateBet has admitted that it has suffered its own cheating scandal.

 
Alcohol flows at River Rock Casino6/2/2008, Press Democrat
tʼs now possible to get an alcoholic beverage at River Rock Casino. The casino finally has a liquor license after more than five years of trying to obtain one. Late last week, alcohol began flowing for the first time at the casino since it opened in late 2002. The drinks were only being sold in the restaurant for the time being, according to a casino administrative assistant, reached Monday morning.

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Upcoming Hearings

Comments Due: Off Reservation  228.04 acre trust acquisition and construction of casino project to be located within the City of Plymouth in Amador County, California.Mail comments to Amy Dutschke, acting Regional Director, Pacific Regional Office, BIA, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA. 92825. Written comments will be accepted through July 2, 2008,
 

Upcoming Conference

North American Regulators Association June 10-13, 2008  Register on Line:  www.nagra.org

 
NCLGS - National Council of Legislators from Gaming States
Summer Meeting - June 13 -15, 2008 Napa Valley Marriott Hotel and Spa Napa, California. www.nclgs.org  sign up online.
Presentations will include: bingo and charitable gaming, lottery, off reservation gaming 
 

22nd National Conference on Problem Gambling.   June 26-28, 2008, Long Beach, California.  Register online:www.ncpgambling.org/conference

 
INDIAN COUNTRY'S WINNING HAND, October 16-17, 2008, Radisson Fort McDowell Resort & Casino Scottsdale/Fountian Hills, Arizona. Register online: www.law.asu.edu/ilp
 
 

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State Legislation to Watch

AJR 39 -  Assembly Member Huffman

Reaffirmation of the Winneman Wintu.  

AB 1924 - Assembly Member Jeffries Changes the amount of charitable BINGO  funds that may be used for overhead and other operational expenses. Bill has been pulled.

AB 2026 - Assembly Member  Levine -

The California Gambling Control in conjunction with the Department of Justice, shall perform a study and report its findings to the legislature by June 30, 2009, regarding authorizing interstate Internet Poker.

SB 62 - Sen. Florez - Permits the transfer of funds from the General Fund to the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund for eligible recipient tribes should there be insufficient funds in the Special Distribution Fund.

SB 331 -Sen.  Romero - Imposes a state mandated local program to address tresspassers on tribal lands

SB 996 Sen. Florez - This bill would require each tribal state gaming compact entered into between the State of California and a federally recognized Indian Tribe to be ratified by the Legislature in Separate Statute. 

 SB 1201 - Sen. Battin Increases the aggregate limit of gaming devices licenses available for issuance under the 1999 compacts to 122,000 slot machines without tribal state compact renegotiations. Veto Bait.
SB 1328 - Sen.  Cedillo - deletes the $250 limitation on bingo game payouts, thereby allows for an award of any denomination. BILL HAS BEEN PULLED
SB - 1570 - Sen. Vincent - Requires the Governor to use best efforts to ensure that satellite wagering on horese racing is one of the forms of gaming offered at any gambling facility authorized under a compact.
SB 1626 - Sen. Steinberg -Game of Bingo to be played by machine with electronic cards.  Slot machines?    BILL HAS BEEN PULLED                                                                                             SB 1679 - Sen. Florez - Lottery Reform Bill:  requiresthat not less than 87% of revenues be used for prizes and to benefit education, 13% for lottery expenses. Total revenue to education will be decided by the Commission but not less than 1,200,000,000. Requires 1 million to be committed to the Office of Problem and Pathological gambling. Defines, expands and loosens restrictions of lottery game themes.
SB 1695 - Sen. Florez - Prohibits the Governor from negotiating or concluding a gaming compact with a tribe that does not have land held in trust on which the gaming is to occur and that is not federally recognized. Bill passes the Senate.
SCA 20 -Sen.  Vincent - Constitutional Amendment authorizes Roulette and Craps on California Indian lands for compact tribes.

 

Federal Legislation to Watch 

H. R. 2963 - Congressman Issa Transfers without regulatory environmental process 1,178 ac. in Riverside and San Diego Counties to the Pechanga Band.  Why?
H.R. 3490 - Congressman Radanovich
Declares that specificed federal lands are to be held in trust by the US for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuik Indians  for non gaming purposes.
H.R. 5608 Congressman Rahall - mandates that adminstration directly consults with tribes on policies that directly affect their lives.
H. R. 5680 Congressman Grijalva - A bill to extend leases for Morongo and transfer money to CRIT.
S. 2676 - Senator Vitter - Common Sense Indian Gambling Reform Act of 2008. To make technical corrections to IGRA. Consultation with local government.
 

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