California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is suggesting that some tribes may be in breach of the tribal-state compact for offering more than 2,000 gaming devices.
Schwarzenegger's spokesperson cited a ruling
[PDF]
from the California Gambling
Control Commission.
The ruling concluded that each player station at a multi-terminal gaming system is a "gaming device."
That puts the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians and the Morongo Band of Mission Indians at risk of violating a provision of the compact that limits each tribe to 2,000 gaming devices. The Pechanga Band is reportedly 91 devices over the limit and has filed a lawsuit to block the ruling.
In a separate action, the commission issued a ruling
[PDF] defining the "net win" of slot machines. Tribes had proposed an alternate definition that would have required them to pay less to the state.
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(Copley News Service 2/17)
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