"The state gets a billion dollars; five Indian tribes get a lot more slot machines. More important, the state and the tribes have found a way of living together more harmoniously under new gaming compacts signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and tribal leaders.

While the new compacts allow Indian gaming to grow, they give the state more control over its operation and its off-site impacts.

What the governor and the tribes have agreed on, to the credit of them all, is a far better model for Indian gaming than either of two initiatives on the November ballot."

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