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California Senator Pushes for Unlimited Tribal Gaming

24 March 2004

News Brief: Senator Jim Mattin, who has received $1.3 million in campaign money from California’s casino tribes, is using his position to promote a ballot initiative that would permit unlimited expansion of tribal gambling.

Gambling Expert Sheds Doubt on California Slots Plan

23 March 2004

News Brief: A California gambling authority told a group of satellite wagering representatives Monday that he believes a racetrack-sponsored slot machine initiative has little or no chance of passage should it qualify for the state's November ballot.

California Bill Aims to Expand Gambling

18 March 2004

News Brief: The Gaming Revenue Act of 2004 is one of four gambling initiatives aiming to get on the November ballot. The initiative could allow slot machines at 11 card rooms and five racetracks statewide.

Critics, Casino Debate Over Work Conditions

18 March 2004

News Brief: Coachella Valley residents and workers Tuesday returned to Sacramento to criticize working conditions at the Agua Caliente and Spa Resort casinos and to threaten the tribe’s gambling initiative if it goes to the ballot.

California Tribe Meets with Mohegans

17 March 2004

News Brief: The Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians may turn to the Mohegans, one of the biggest forces in tribal gambling, for help for its projects.

California County Supervisor Seeks Ban on Casinos

15 March 2004

News Brief: Contra Costa County supervisors on Tuesday will consider a resolution opposing the creation of Indian gaming casinos in the county.

California Supervisor Asks for BIA's Help

11 March 2004

News Brief: Concerned over recent efforts to put a tribal casino in Solano County, Supervisor Duane Kromm went to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to get a better handle on what local governments can do.

Paradise Fire Reward Increased

10 March 2004

News Brief: The Rincon Luiseno Band of Indians has authorized a $25,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of whomever started the Paradise fire, tribal Chairman John Currier said Tuesday.

Rally Targets California's Casino Tribes

10 March 2004

News Brief: Endorsing Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s call for Indian casinos to pay their ‘fair share,’ about 100 community representatives rallied at the Capitol to criticize some tribes.

California Slot Amendment Faces Opposition

9 March 2004

News Brief: Four Inland casino tribes, a police union and three area legislators are fighting a state constitutional amendment that would allow card clubs and horse racetracks to offer slot machines.

California Casino Proposed Under Review

9 March 2004

News Brief: Federal officials this week begin an environmental review of a proposed casino outside Rohnert Park, California.

California Gambling Committee to be Formed

8 March 2004

News Brief: County supervisors will decide Tuesday when to begin recruiting people to sit on a committee that will decide how to spend as much as $400,000 of Indian gaming revenue in Tulare County.

California Lottery Joins National Problem Gambling Awareness Week

8 March 2004

The California Lottery kicks off a statewide campaign March 8, 2004 that raises awareness to problem gambling and the resources available for individuals whose gambling is negatively affecting their lives.

Voters Approves Casino in Death Valley

5 March 2004

Voters in the Mojave Desert city of Hesperia, Calif., approved a ballot measure this week that upholds an agreement struck with the city last year allowing an Indian tribe in Death Valley to build a casino.

Stars Join World Poker Tour

4 March 2004

News Brief: Celebrities like James Woods, Jon Favreau and Mimi Rogers face off in the World Poker Tour Shooting Star Tournament.

California Tribe Funds Casino Fight

3 March 2004

News Brief: The Morongo Band of Mission Indians has anted up $1.5 million to Californians Against the Deceptive Gambling Proposition.

Contractor Wants California Tribal Casino Foreclosed

27 February 2004

News Brief: The general contractor on the $150 million Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino has asked a federal judge to order foreclosure on the property to collect on a $7.9 million mechanic's lien.

Courts Reject California Tribe's Appeal Request

26 February 2004

News Brief: The U.S. Supreme Court has turned down the appeal from the Coyote Valley Band of Pomos in its last avenue through which to reject signing a gambling compact with the state.

Second Casino Proposed for Barstow, California

26 February 2004

News Brief: Superior Development has announced plans for a $200 million Indian casino resort on the southern edge of the city, not far from the site of a similar proposal.

Public Hearing for Proposed California Casino

26 February 2004

News Brief: A public hearing on the environmental impacts of a proposed casino west of Rohnert Park will be held on March 10.

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