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River Rock Casino receives liquor license
6/16/2008, Indianz.com
GEYSERVILLE, Calif. - The River Rock Entertainment Authority, operator of the River Rock Casino in Sonoma County, announced June 6 it has received a liquor license from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and has begun serving alcohol to guests of the casino. The authority stated it currently serves beer and wine on a limited basis at certain dining facilities and one bar. It will expand the service to all its bar and restaurant facilities and include hard liquor in the near future.
Sweet deal for Salinas card rooms, but not pushcarts6/15/2008, The Monterey County Herald The way some Salinas officials see it, those little ice cream carts pushed along the streets of Salinas in warm weather are more problematic, more of a threat to municipal order and the public welfare, than a card room filled with gamblers exchanging bankrolls. How else to explain the plan that had been in the works to charge owners of the pushcarts an annual fee of $717.16 for each cart? That's nearly half of what the city plans to charge the Banker's Casino operators for each card table despite the obvious disparity in earning potential.
Lack of funding stalls tribe's casino expansion6/14/2008, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT A year after announcing with much fanfare that it was building a new, $50 million casino, the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians' plan has stalled for lack of funding. Work on the Redwood Valley casino began in November but stopped in February. At the work site this week, a concrete foundation, an unfinished road, pipes, piles of dirt and languishing earth-moving equipment show that progress has stalled. There are no workers. And there are no financial backers willing to make an offer at this time, financial adviser Denise Jasper told tribal members at a June 7 meeting.
Don't let gambling become a life crisis6/14/2008, The Desert Sun The 22nd National Conference on Problem Gambling will be held June 26-28 in Long Beach, the first time it will be held in California. The California Council on Problem Gambling is the host organization and more than 600 treatment providers, gaming industry representatives, regulators and state and federal policy makers are expected to attend this conference. More than 100 speakers will discuss prevention, treatment, responsible gambling, research and recovery throughout the three-day event. Saturday, June 28, is designated as Family and Community Day, with special discounted rates and sessions focusing on the public who are interested in these issues.
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Comments Due
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
LINKS and Legislation
Stand Up For California - Library
Stand Up For California - Helpful Links
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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.
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