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.
It is unsettling that The Bee editorialized on the complex negotiations between the Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians and YoloCounty over our planned Cache Creek Destination Resort project without ever contacting the tribe. Had it done so, our deep commitment to reaching agreement with the county would have been obvious. We have negotiated in good faith, performing extensive independent studies to support our comprehensive offer, which we submitted well before the agreed-upon Jan. 5 negotiation deadline.
State could raid tribal-casino mitigation fund to ease deficit By Duane Gang- The Press Enterprise 1-15-09 PALM SPRINGS - To ease its budget deficit, the state could raid a multimillion dollar fund that local agencies use to mitigate the negative effects of tribal gambling, current and former lawmakers warned Wednesday. The fund, which totals more than $100 million, has paid for everything from traffic signals to police officers since its creation in 1999. Local agencies have collected more than $40 million from the fund since 2005.
Economic pinch felt at conventionPALM SPRINGS - It was clear that state and national economic woes had taken their toll when the California Nations Indian Gaming Association convened its 14th annual Western Indian Gaming Conference on Wednesday. No fiery state-of-the-tribe address. No standing-room-only crowd - as has been the case in previous years when tribes affiliated with California's $7 billion Indian gaming industry pressed for expanded gaming compacts amid a sizzling economy. The vendor list was slim, and new slot machine gadget offerings even slimmer.
Court rejects casino lawsuit By Dana M. Nichols Record Staff Writer January 14, 20096:00 AM IONE - A federal court has dismissed AmadorCounty's lawsuit over the legitimacy of a proposed casino 36 miles from Stockton, clearing one of the remaining hurdles for the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians to build a facility with 950 slot machines and 20 gaming tables just north of Camanche Reservoir.
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, The Associated Press 5:43 p.m.January 14, 2009 PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - Leaders of California's politically powerful Indian tribes are pressing the incoming Obama administration to appoint more American Indians to the federal judiciary. Nearly 900 judges sit on the federal bench throughout the country, but government records show only one claims American Indian ancestry - Frank Howell Seay, a senior district judge in Oklahoma.
