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 In California some Indian tribe's wishes came true Monday. Under a new court ruling California's Indian tribes can acquire state licensing for up to 10,000 slot machines in addition to the one they already have.
Taking up the state's offer are the Colusa Casino near Sacramento, the Rincon band of Luiseno Indians close to San Bernardino and the San Pasqual near San Diego filed to obtain the licenses. Some have said that the tribes were not given licenses for as many slot machines as they were promised by Governor Gray Davis back in 1999, when he signed gaming compacts with the tribes. Years later, a Federal Appeals Court has ruled in favor of the Indian tribes.
A member of the California Nation's Indian Gaming Association, Jerome Encinas believes the licenses are a win-win situation for both parties. The tribes and the state will both benefit from the extra gaming revenues generated by the new slots.
"There's a big percentage that the tribes that have compacted with the state pay into the state," said Encinas. "They pay into the general fund. And, so by being able to allow them to operate more slot machines is going to bring in more money into the general fund, it's just basic math."
The governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has gone back to the gaming compacts for re-negotiation. He plans to allow some of the larger tribes to have more than the current 2,000 slot cap in exchange for an increased share of gaming revenues.
Although negotiation is on the table at this time, the governor's office is taking steps to appeal the ruling made in favor of the tribes. If the appeal is successful, then the tribes that have filed licenses for more slots will have to remove them.
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