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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. | |
Job hunters see Shingle Springs casino as good bet 9/23/2008, The Sacramento Bee
For Becky Green, a single mom living with her grandparents, Jeff Young, a contractor without any houses to build, and Susan Case, who yearns to return to bartending, the Red Hawk Casino is an employment jackpot waiting to pay out. Monday, all three were among 500 people at the second day of the casino's job fair in El Dorado Hills seeking work as waiters and waitresses, housekeepers, slot technicians and other positions. So far, more than 14,000 people have applied for 1,750 jobs at the Shingle Springs Indian casino scheduled to open in December.
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Riverside County DA to release report on shootings of Soboba tribal members by deputies 9/21/2008, The Press Enterprise
Riverside County District Attorney Rod Pacheco said he plans to release to the public a full written report of his office's investigation into the fatal shootings of three Soboba tribal members by sheriff's deputies in May. Pacheco said he felt it was necessary given some of the unique circumstances of the case and the public interest. He said he couldn't recall the last time his office generated such a report. The decision to produce a report in future officer-involved shooting cases will be done on a case-by-case basis, he said.
Traffic's Sour Note9/22/2008, The Press Enterprise Jean Shea, of Hemet, took me to task for my praises of concerts at Soboba Casino, a place where I appreciate the chance to see major headliners such as Steely Dan and Santana close to home. Shea understandably was upset after being stuck in traffic before the big Sept. 12 Alan Jackson country show. The delay, she wrote via e-mail, was so long she only saw the last 25 minutes of his act. She thought the concert was far too short. "At 7:15 we were in line on the Ramona Expressway, south of Lake Park Drive. At 8:40 p.m. we sat down in our seats," she wrote. | |
Important to Participate - Rulemaking
NIGC Announces Extension on Comment Period for After-Acquired Lands Policy 9/4/2008, National Indian Gaming Commission
Washington, DC September 4, 2008 - National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) Chairman Philip N. Hogen announced today that the agency is extending the time period for comments on how the NIGC should handle its decisions under the after-acquired lands provision of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), 25 U.S.C. § 2719, in light of the Department of the Interior's new regulations on that topic (73 FR 29354). In an August 11, 2008, letter to tribal leaders, Chairman Hogen had asked for input on the issue by September 5, 2008. That timeframe has now been extended to September 30, 2008.
EPA invites Public Comment
9/2/2008, Federal Register
EPA invites public comments on its responses during the 30 day comment period specified below. EPA sent reponses directly to the states on August 19 and tribes on or around August 20, 2008, and plans to make final designation determinations for the 2006 24 hour PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standards. December 18, 2008.
Compulsive Gambling Institute
1-800-GAMBLER 24 Hour Problem Gambling Help Line - Tom Tucker, Chief Executive Officer
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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