News- Jan. 23, 2009, Stand Up for California

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.

Still hope for Plymouth indian casino By The Record February 20, 2009 1:25

PLYMOUTH -- The Ione Band of Miwok Indians is not a restored tribe and therefore can't legally use land it bought to build a casino here, according to a Department of the Interior memorandum issued in the final days of the Bush Administration. But whether the opinion by Department of the Interior Solicitor David L. Bernhardt definitively dooms the casino is not yet clear. Bernhardt's memo was dated Jan. 16. Four days later, Barack Obama was sworn in as president, and Ken Salazar became the new Secretary of the Interior. READ THE MEMO

READ THE NEW MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT: The new MOA helps to resolve the turf war that errupted last June.

A new casino defies the odds: it's drawing crowds By EVELYN NIEVES Associated Press Writer 02/22/2009 PLACERVILLE, Calif.-On a Tuesday afternoon at the Red Hawk casino, slot machines ca-chinged nonstop, the cafe had a wait and cocktail waitresses in gold lame bounced from table to table like pinballs. The recession was nowhere in sight.

UPDATE 1-US lawmaker to push to repeal online gambling ban Fri Feb 20, 2009 By Doug Palmer Reuters WASHINGTON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - A senior Democratic lawmaker will push legislation this year to repeal a U.S. ban on Internet gambling that has hurt trade ties with the European Union, a congressional aide said.

California Legislators Would Speak to 888.com About Online Poker by C Costigan 02/21/2009 Gambling 911.com Sources close to Gambling911.com have reported that legislators in California are so intent on legalizing online poker in that troubled state they are looking to attend an upcoming i-Gaming conference where they plan to meet with prospective card room operators.

Secretary Salazar Pledges to Restore Trust, Strengthen Tribal Sovereignty, Promote Sustainable Econo Written by Guerin Green The Cherry Creek News.com Feb. 20, 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today pledged to restore integrity in government relations with Indian tribes, fulfill the United States' trust responsibilities to Native Americans, and work cooperatively to build stronger economies and safer American Indian communities.

Kendall-Miller being vetted for senior White House position By Rob Capriccioso Feb 20, 2009 Indian Country Today WASHINGTON - Officials have confirmed that Heather Kendall-Miller, an attorney with the Native American Rights Fund, is being vetted for the position of Native American affairs senior advisor in the Obama administration.

Casino theft investigation leads to assault arrest By MARY CALLAHAN THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Friday, February 20, 2009 A tribal investigation into thefts at the Hidden Oaks Casino on MendocinoCounty's Round Valley Indian reservation was behind a recent assault on one of the tribe's gaming commissioners, a Mendocino County Sheriff's official said.
The suspect in the assault is also the named suspect in the theft case, the sheriff's office said.

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What are the conditions like on Indian reservations? Should Indian gaming be allowed in California?

Alfred Newman Recital Hall, 3616 Trousdale Parkway, (213) 740-2167 or usc.edu/spectrum. Thursday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m.

LINKS and Legislation

State Legislation:

HR 9: Price - Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the week of March 1 to March 7, 2009, inclusive, be recognized as National Problem Gambling Awareness Week and the agencies and organizations described above be commended for their concerted effort to raise public awareness of problem gambling; and be it further

SB 126: Cedillo - Legislation is also needed to clarify that existing law requires that all charitable bingo must be played using a tangible card and that the only permissible electronic devices to be used by charitable bingo players are card-minding devices.

AB 293: Mendoza - (not sure of the intent of this bill)So far, addresses definitions etc. This is a wait and see.

Federal Legislation:

S. 338 US Senator Feinstein: Requires a two-part determination for the expansion of the gaming facility or scope of gaming at Casino San Pablo operated by the Lytton Band. Provides greater scrunity by the public and local government. Restores the management of the localtion and scope of gaming to the State of California. PLEASE SEND A LETTER OF SUPPORT.

Visits the NEW and IMPROVED web site: www.standupca.org

Compulsive Gambling Institute www.gamblingaddiction.cc 1-800-GAMBLER 24 Hour Problem Gambling Help Line - Tom Tucker, Chief Executive Officer