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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. | |
S. 338 Letters of Support -- Keep them coming! This federal legislation requires the Lytton Band of Pomo to use the two-part determination process intended by IGRA. This provides greater scrunity by the public and local government. Restores the management of the size and scope of gaming to the State of California. | |
Ruling deals tribes tough hand Friday, February 27, 2009 Amador ledger Dispatch By Raheem Hosseini In Carcieri v. Salazar, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government had been, in effect, misreading the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 for nearly 75 years. The ruling hinged on the act's use of the word "now." The act authorized the secretary of the Interior to acquire land and place it into trust for "members of any recognized tribe now under Federal jurisdiction."
Supreme Court Delivers Major Blow to Indian Country by Sarah E. Harris Indian Law, Gaming Law Dickson Wright Law Firm The central question presented throughout the Carcieri litigation was whether the IRA authorizes the Secretary to acquire land and hold it in trust for tribes that were not "under federal supervision" at the time the IRA was enacted. The IRA grants the Secretary the authority to take land into trust "for the purpose of providing land for Indians," 25 U.S.C. § 465, and provides that "Indian" "include[s] all persons of Indian descent who are members of any recognized Indian tribe now under Federal jurisdiction." Id. at § 479.
Governor opens campaign to pass ballot measures Matthew Yi, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau February 27, 2009 Sacramento - -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger kicked off on Thursday what promises to be a mad dash of a campaign to persuade California voters to approve a slate of ballot measures needed to help fund the state budget he signed less than a week ago to close a $41 billion gap.Ed McMahon, 85, hospitalized in Los Angeles 02.27.09 The governor has less than three months to make his case for five measures in the May 19 special election. The measures would place limits on future spending, allow the state to borrow against future state lottery sales, change education funding and shift funds approved by voters in the past. | |
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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.
SB 357: Duchney -Proposes to extend the sunset date of the Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund (SDF) Grant Program, for grants to local jurisdictions to mitigate the impacts of tribal casinos, until January 1, 2020. Only 21 tribes pay into this fund - all have 1999 tribal state compacts. 1999 Compacts have failed the state both financially and socially.
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 size and scope of gaming to the State of California. PLEASE SEND A LETTER OF SUPPORT.
Compulsive Gambling Institute www.gamblingaddiction.cc 1-800-GAMBLER 24 Hour Problem Gambling Help Line - Tom Tucker, Chief Executive Officer
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