A federal judge will hold a hearing on April 11 in a gaming dispute between the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians and the city of Temecula, California.
The tribe agreed to pay the city about $2 million a year and agreed to contribute $10 million towards a highway project. But the money is on hold while the tribe finalizes an agreement with Riverside County, where Temecula is located. “In short, in exchange for the right to expand its gaming facilities considerably, the tribe made several promises to the voters regarding the analysis and mitigation of off-reservation impacts,” city attorney Peter Thorson said in a brief, Temecula Patch reported. Judge Dale S. Fischer says the tribe's Class III gaming compact gives her jurisdiction to hear the case. Get the Story: