Government,
Civil Litigation
Sep. 4, 2024
Fight over cardrooms appears headed to court
Voters passed Proposition 1A in 2000, creating the modern era of tribal casinos. But there has been ambiguity about whether that initiative granted tribes the sole right to offer games such as blackjack.
California gaming tribes will get their day in court, following marathon sessions on the last day of the legislative year.
Sen. Josh Newman, D-Fullerton, told his Senate colleagues on Saturday night that SB 549 would "provide clarity" on a two-decade old dispute between tribes and cardrooms about who can offer certain games. No court has ever been able to rule, he said, because the tribes have lacked standing to sue cardrooms that they believe are infringing on the righ...
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