{"id":28696,"date":"2022-10-04T19:10:15","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T23:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=28696"},"modified":"2022-10-04T19:10:17","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T23:10:17","slug":"cronkite-news-tribes-at-odds-over-future-of-online-gaming-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/10\/04\/cronkite-news-tribes-at-odds-over-future-of-online-gaming-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Cronkite News: Tribes at odds over future of online gaming in California"},"content":{"rendered":" <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/10\/04\/cronkite-news-tribes-at-odds-over-future-of-online-gaming-in-california\/yaamavaresortcasino\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-28698\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1588\" data-attachment-id=\"28698\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/10\/04\/cronkite-news-tribes-at-odds-over-future-of-online-gaming-in-california\/yaamavaresortcasino\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/04\/YaamavaResortCasino-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1588\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Some large casinos run by native tribes are located along freeways near large metropolitan areas. Here is the Yaamava&#039; Resort \\u0026amp; Casino east of Los Angeles. Photo courtesy Yaamava&#039; Resort \\u0026amp; Casino at San Manuel&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1639436594&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Yaamava&amp;#8217; Resort &amp;#038; Casino\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Yaamava&amp;#8217; Resort &amp;#038; Casino&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Some large casinos run by tribes in California are located along freeways near large metropolitan areas. Here is the Yaamava&amp;#8217; Resort &amp;amp; Casino east of Los Angeles, owned and oeprated by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. Photo courtesy Yaamava&amp;#8217; Resort &amp;amp; Casino at San Manuel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/04\/YaamavaResortCasino-1024x635.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/04\/YaamavaResortCasino-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Yaamava&#039; Resort &amp; Casino\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-28698\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Some large casinos run by tribes in California are located along freeways near large metropolitan areas. Here is the Yaamava&#8217; Resort &amp; Casino east of Los Angeles, owned and oeprated by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. Photo courtesy Yaamava&#8217; Resort &amp; Casino at San Manuel<\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">Casino divide: Tribes split as California voters consider online sports betting<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Tuesday, October 4, 2022<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"byline\">By Kristen Apolline Castillo<\/div>\r\n<DIV class=source>Cronkite News<\/DIV>\r\n<DIV class=source-website><A \r\nhref=\"https:\/\/cronkitenews.azpbs.org\/\">cronkitenews.azpbs.org<\/A><\/DIV>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nLOS ANGELES &#8212; California voters next month will decide between two competing ballot measures involving sports betting that would dramatically alter legalized gambling in the state, a struggle that underscores the have and have-not divide between the state&#8217;s native tribes.<P><\/P>\r\nThe newest chapter of this long-standing divide comes more than a year after Arizona legalized online sports wagering. Now, California may follow suit with Propositions 26 and 27 on the November 8 ballot.<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/voterguide.sos.ca.gov\/propositions\/26\/\">Proposition 26<\/a> would allow in-person betting on professional sports in 66 tribal-owned casinos and four racetracks in California. Additionally, it would allow tribes to offer more Las Vegas-style games, including roulette and craps, not just blackjack, bingo and slot machines<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/voterguide.sos.ca.gov\/propositions\/27\/\">Proposition 27<\/a> would go much farther, allowing online betting. Gamblers could wager from their computers or smartphones, never setting foot in a casino. Although casino-owning tribes would be allowed to offer off-site betting, the real beneficiaries appear to be large national wagering concerns, like DraftKings and FanDuel, that accept bets from a growing number of states, including Arizona.<P><\/P>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Prop27?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Prop27<\/a>? Prop 27 is the ONLY <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/California?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#California<\/a> measure that creates permanent funding solutions for California\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/homelessness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#homelessness<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mentalhealth?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mentalhealth<\/a> crises, directs aid for small and disadvantaged tribes &amp; contains gaming protections. Take a closer look: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8XLVQgsohI\">https:\/\/t.co\/8XLVQgsohI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fAm2xzxCJI\">pic.twitter.com\/fAm2xzxCJI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Yes on 27 (@CASolutions_Act) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CASolutions_Act\/status\/1575530850065780741?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nIt\u2019s unclear what would happen if both are approved, a scenario that could wind up being settled in a courtroom.<P><\/P>\r\nIn 2021, Arizona became the 23rd state to legalize online sports betting. In its first year, Arizonans wagered more than $5 billion, <a href=\"https:\/\/cronkitenews.azpbs.org\/2022\/09\/09\/legal-sports-betting-arizona-first-year-success\/\">exceeding the expectations of many<\/a>.<P><\/P>\r\nThe dueling propositions have split California tribes. The <a href=https:\/\/yeson26.com>Yes on 26 campaign<\/a> touts support from more than 50 tribes while alleging that the opposing camp, <a href=https:\/\/yestoprop27.com>Yes on 27<\/a>, has the support of just three.<P><\/P>\r\n\u201cThis is a skirmish in a larger war,\u201d said Dan Walters, columnist for CalMatters, a nonpartisan, nonprofit state news organization. \u201cAnd it&#8217;s not probably going to be the end of the war. It&#8217;s probably just going to continue on in some other form no matter what happens this year.\u201d<P><\/P>\r\nAccording to Walters, the proposition is one of many attempts to address gambling in California since President Ronald Reagan signed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nigc.gov\/general-counsel\/indian-gaming-regulatory-act\">Indian Gaming Regulatory Act<\/a> of 1988, which allowed federally recognized Native American tribes to operate casinos on their own lands.<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GratonCasino\/posts\/pfbid0MFULLnp8512vuqWcdKS475YrgqpiJjnLSmhyGDx8UK1nvoCfA5wKucpWV41oyNbpl\" data-width=\"552\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block;\"><\/div>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThere are 66 tribal casinos in 28 California counties, according to the state\u2019s Legislative Analyst\u2019s Office. Some, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palacasino.com\/\">Pala Casino Spa Resort<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pechanga.com\/\">Pechanga Resort Casino<\/a> near Temecula and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yaamava.com\/\">Yaamava\u2019 Resort &amp; Casino<\/a> in Highland, aim to rival some of the larger hotel-casinos in Las Vegas.<P><\/P>\r\nAs larger casinos grew in popularity and fueled substantial local economies, Walters said, tensions grew between tribes with casinos and those without. For example, smaller tribes in more remote areas do not have the same advantages as tribes adjacent to major highways, he said.<P><\/P>\r\n\u201cMost of the tribes do not benefit from the Indian gambling phenomenon,\u201d Walters said, \u201cbut the ones that do have the casinos (that) reap enormous amounts of money. There&#8217;s no question about that. They&#8217;re very profitable. And so you have, essentially, a jealousy between the haves and the have-nots within the Indian community.\u201d<P><\/P>\r\nPatricia Martz, professor emerita at California State University, Los Angeles, said much of this revenue already goes to the communities where casinos are located, but it also goes to neighboring tribes for such services as housing, education and health.<P><\/P>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/lao.ca.gov\/BallotAnalysis\/Proposition?number=26&amp;year=2022#:~:text=PROPOSAL,as%20roulette%E2%80%94at%20tribal%20casinos\">The California Legislative Analyst\u2019s Office<\/a> reports that larger tribal casinos give nearly $150 million to smaller tribes that either do not own casinos or operate casinos with fewer than 350 slot machines. Additionally, tribes paid about $65 million to support state regulation and gambling addiction programs.<P><\/P><div class=\"mt-1 mb-1\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8411603009680747\" data-ad-slot=\"6394965691\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/div><p><\/p>\r\nProposition 27 includes a provision to raise revenue to reduce homelessness and boost mental health services, but Martz said the money wouldn\u2019t help much and would remove a source of funds tribes need to help their members.<P><\/P>\r\n\u201cThe amount that they (Proposition 27) would give really doesn\u2019t offset the harm that the proposition would do,\u201d Martz said. \u201cIt seems to me it\u2019s a no-brainer that people are against it.\u201d<P><\/P>\r\nThat point is being pushed as well by the Yes on 26, No on 27 campaign.<P><\/P>\r\n\u201cIf 27 passes, it is a severe blow to tribal self-sufficiency,\u201d spokesperson Kathy Fairbanks said. \u201cIf it were to pass, it would really undercut tribes and their brick-and-mortar casinos and their ability to provide for their people. It would not be good.\u201d<P><\/P>\r\nDespite multiple requests, the Yes on 27 campaign did not respond for comment.<P><\/P>\r\nAfter reaching out to multiple casino-owning tribes for comment, Cronkite News was unable to secure an interview or direct statement in time for publication of this article.<P><\/P>\r\n<STRONG>For more stories from Cronkite News, visit <A href=\"https:\/\/cronkitenews.azpbs.org\/?utm_source=referral&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=client\">cronkitenews.azpbs.org<\/A>.<\/STRONG>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<HR><EM>Note: This story originally <a href=\"https:\/\/cronkitenews.azpbs.org\/2022\/10\/03\/california-gambling-proposition-26-27-tribal-casinos-sports-betting\/\">appeared on Cronkite News<\/a>.  It  is published via a <A href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\">Creative  Commons license<\/A>. 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