Pechanga Band moves forward with gaming lawsuit

Tuesday, March 1, 2005  

The Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians is moving forward with a lawsuit that challenges the state of California's attempt to limit the number of gaming machines at tribal casinos.

The tribe lost a request for a temporary injunction to stop the California Gambling Control Commission from implementing a ruling [PDF] issued last week. But U.S. District Court Judge William J. Rea said the lawsuit could proceed.

The tribe is fighting the commission's interpretation of "gaming device." Under the new definition, each player station at video lottery terminal offered by the tribe would be considered a gaming device. Since the tribal-state compact limits each tribe to 2,000 gaming devices, the change would put the Pechanga Band over the limit.

Get the Story:
Tribe loses round in court (The Riverside Press-Enterprise 3/1)
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Judge denies Pechanga request to stop new guidelines (The North County Times 3/1)
Judge won't block ruling on linked gaming devices (Copley News Service 3/1)