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.

Judge's ruling in Rincon case reflects BIA policy, official tells lawmakers
6/11/2008, San Diego Union Tribune
SACRAMENTO - A federal judge's ruling that California cannot demand more gaming revenue in exchange for allowing San Diego County's Rincon band to expand its casino reflects a long-standing policy of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, a federal official testified yesterday. "Whenever we see a revenue-sharing provision in a tribal-state compact, it sends up a red flag," said Paula Hart, director of the BIA's Office of Indian Gaming Management, which reviews tribal-state gambling agreements, or compacts. 

County joining state in land trust fight6/11/2008, Syracuse News -- NEW YORK
Madison County will join the state in challenging a federal decision to take more than 13,000 acres owned by the Oneida Indian Nation into trust and off the tax rolls. The Board of Supervisors passed a resolution Tuesday night approving the lawsuit, which must be filed by June 19. County Attorney John Campanie said the state suit will include 20 arguments against the trust decision, which was issued by the Department of the Interior last month and solidified the nation's sovereignty by putting its land beyond local and state government control. Lawyer David Schraver said the grounds of the case will include constitutional challenges as well as arguments that the decision is arbitrary and capricious, exceeds the secretary of the interior's statutory authority and is an abuse of discretion.

 

Casino growth boils down to water and traffic
6/11/2008, The Daily Democrat
Water and traffic. Those were the concerns of the Yolo County Supervisors Tuesday in their meeting regarding the Cache Creek Casino's proposed expansion. The Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians that owns the casino, located in Brooks along Highway 16, proposed a massive $200 million expansion last summer, including the creation of more than 400 additional rooms and a 23,000-square-foot expansion of the casino itself.

Yolo board criticizes casino expansion plan6/11/2008, Sacramento Bee
Plans for a massive expansion of Cache Creek Casino Resort met with harsh criticism Tuesday in a meeting of the Yolo County Board of Supervisors. The casino is already an imposing presence in Capay Valley, where Cache Creek winds through orchards and organic farms. The Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians plans to add a 10-story hotel tower with 467 rooms and a 62,500-square-foot event center that could seat 2,300 people.



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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

 
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.           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.
SB 1328 - Sen.  Cedillo - deletes the $250 limitation on bingo game payouts, thereby allows for an award of any denomination.
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?                                                                                                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.