Internet gaming was on the agenda at the California Gaming 2015 conference last week. Photo by Capitol Weekly / Twitter
Tribes in California remain in separate camps when it comes to Internet poker legislation. The Morongo Band of Mission Indians, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and their supporters are working with non-Indian card clubs to authorize the games. One of their partners is PokerStars, a website that was shut down in 2011 as part of a settlement with the Obama administration. That has other tribes worried. They will only support legislation that bars so-called "bad actors" from doing business in California. "They profited from that illegal gaming," Jeff Grubbe, the chairman of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, told The Sacramento Bee. The Agua Caliente Band and other tribes also don't want non-Indian tracks included in any Internet legislation. Get the Story:
California gambling interests face off over future of Internet poker (The Sacramento Bee 5/27)
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