Editorial: Schwarzenegger blocks urban casinos

Tuesday, May 24, 2005  

"Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has finally shown his cards.

The governor's office issued a proclamation late Wednesday laying out a policy on Indian gaming that formalizes his opposition to urban gambling and should slow down "reservation shopping" that threatens to bring Las Vegas-style gambling to the Bay Area.

The governor said he will oppose proposals for tribal land acquisitions in urban areas when the plan is to use it for casinos.

In any case, Schwarzenegger's proclamation will help stop three other tribes from buying land to establish two casinos in Richmond and one in Oakland. Both the Guidiville and Scotts Valley bands of Pomo Indians want to build in Richmond while the Lower Lake Rancheria-Koi Nation has its eyes set on a 35-acre tract near Oakland International Airport."

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