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California Lottery Overhaul Effort Dropped

18 May 2004

News Brief: Citing widespread opposition, California Assemblyman George Plescia on Monday dropped lottery-backed legislation that would have added Nevada-style gambling themes to the state-run games.

California Tribal Gaming Job Growth Hits New High

18 May 2004

Job growth created by California Indian casinos and their tribal governments grew by nearly 17% for the year ending April 2004, according to the California Indian Nations Gaming Association.

California Tribes, Governor Near Deal

17 May 2004

News Brief: Five casino-operating California Indian tribes are near a deal with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to back an approximately $1 billion bond with slot machine revenue to help fund the state's upcoming budget.

Sycuan Resort & Casino Debuts WPT Table Game

17 May 2004

Sycuan Resort and Casino in El Cajon California will be the first gaming facility in the United States to debut the new World Poker Tour All-In Hold 'Em table.

California Court Won't Block Gambling Vote

13 May 2004

News Brief: A California appeals court has rejected bids to block a November vote on an initiative that seeks to end the tribal monopoly on slot machines by allowing some racetracks and card rooms to run slots.

California County Supports Casino Coalition

12 May 2004

News Brief: Solano County supervisors have agreed to support the creation of a California multicounty coalition regarding Indian casinos.

Casino Builders Receive Payment

5 May 2004

News Brief: Final payments were mailed last week to subcontractors who built the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino near Coarsegold, casino officials said Tuesday.

Cops Added to Casino Beat

5 May 2004

News Brief: Residents around San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino soon will have more police patrols.

California on Verge of Gambling Expansion

3 May 2004

News Brief: The Schwarzenegger-negotiated settlement with casino tribes made early progress but may be falling apart as tribes peel off to back an initiative pushed by the Agua Caliente tribe that would provide much less revenue to the state.

California Gambling Expansion Battle Builds

29 April 2004

News Brief: More than six months before election day, racetrack and card club owners are already fighting with Indian tribes over who will feed California’s appetite for slot machines.

Casino Embezzler Faces 1-10 Years

28 April 2004

News Brief: A former Stateline casino pit boss has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $1 million from Harveys Resort Casino.

San Diego Campaign Targets Las Vegas

28 April 2004

San Diego tourism officials hope to make waves in the desert this summer through their largest-ever media blitz encouraging Southern Nevadans to vacation in the Pacific resort town.

California Bill Gives Local Communities a Voice

26 April 2004

News Brief: A North Coast lawmaker is crafting legislation designed to ensure that local governments have the opportunity to negotiate concessions from Indian tribes seeking to build casinos.

America West Airlines Launches New Las Vegas Service

26 April 2004

America West Airlines initiated new service today between its Las Vegas hub and Burbank, California.

California Agencies: Compacts Need Teeth

26 April 2004

News Brief: As Governor Schwarzenegger negotiates new casino compacts with tribes, local officials around the state are hoping the new agreements will come with the legal tools and political will to make them enforceable.

California Courts Urged to Keep Slots Off Ballot

23 April 2004

News Brief: Legislative leaders have urged the California Supreme Court to keep off the ballot a proposed initiative that threatens the tribes' state monopoly on Nevada-style casinos.

Palm Springs Tribe Joins Effort to Block Initiative

22 April 2004

News Brief: A day after five tribes sued to head off a proposed ballot initiative that could break their state monopoly on slot machines, a Palm Springs tribe that owns two casinos also filed a suit to block the measure.

California Casino Neighbors Band Together

22 April 2004

News Brief: Neighbors of the San Manuel casino in the San Bernardino foothills are banding together with communities statewide to urge elected officials to more closely regulate what types of projects tribes can build.

California Tribes Sue to Stop Gambling Initiative

21 April 2004

News Brief: Indian tribes that own casinos filed a suit Tuesday, urging that the California Supreme Court thwart a proposed ballot initiative that threatens the tribes' state monopoly on slot machines.

California Tribes Launch Campaign

15 April 2004

News Brief: California casino tribes launched a campaign to pressure Los Angeles County’s Sheriff Lee Baca to abandon a proposed initiative that would threaten their monopoly on Nevada-style gambling.

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