Editorial: Indian gaming out of control in California

Monday, September 27, 2004  

"Gambling in California is slipping out of control. Big casinos are edging into urban areas, limits on operations are evaporating and the state industry is morphing into the nation's largest.

Voters who approved two earlier measures that allowed Indian gambling may wonder what happened. Remember the original sales pitch to set up limited gambling on rural reservations? That pledge has vanished in a rush to cash in.

Two measures on the November ballot profess to answer the many doubts about the impacts of gambling and offer enticing financial rewards to the public. But each plan is loaded with special interest features that only worsen the situation for Californians."

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EDITORIAL: 2 bad bets on gambling (The San Francisco Chronicle 9/26)