Supreme Court won't take California gaming case

Tuesday, October 5, 2004  

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a case challenging the legality of Indian gaming in California.

A group of non-Indian card clubs sued the state and the federal government for approving compacts with California tribes. They said the grant of exclusivity to tribes for slot machines violated the U.S. Constitution.

A federal judge disagreed and was upheld by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The card clubs then sought review by the high court.

In a second part of the case, the card clubs are fighting a trust land acquisition in the Bay Area for the Lytton Band of Pomo Indians.

Get the Story:
Court rejects Indian gaming case (The San Mateo County Times 10/5)
Court won't address Native gaming (AP 10/5)