California News - Page 164

News Brief: Six North Coast tribes are trying to stretch the conventional boundaries for Indian gaming by seeking permission to open casinos in the Bay Area and in other locations outside their current tribal lands.

Nevada casinos are likely to face major challenges sooner rather than later based on the rapid progress of initial negotiations to expand tribal gaming in California, Wall Street analysts said Tuesday.

News Brief: Backers of an initiative that would bring slot machines to Santa Anita Park and other California racetracks now have five months to collect enough signatures to qualify for the ballot.

Magna Entertainment reports the appointment of Jack McDaniel as President of Santa Anita Park and the resignation of Jack Liebau as President, MEC California Operations and a member of the MEC Board of Directors.

News Brief: A proposed California ballot initiative that could further heighten competition for Nevada’s gaming dollars was given an initial green light in Sacramento on Monday.

News Brief: A three month long investigation at the Palace Casino in Lemoore is now over, with investigators making dozens of arrests.

News Brief: California started tribal compact negotiations Thursday in a meeting with the Morongo Band of Mission Indians and six other tribes.

News Brief: A Palm Springs tribe has proposed an initiative that would give Indian casinos almost unlimited gaming in California. In return, tribes would pay the state the equivalent of the corporate income tax that California collects from other businesses.

News Brief: California tribes must form a united front to undo the damage caused by Governor Schwarzenegger's campaign ads, according to the chairman of the California Nations Indian Gaming Association.

News Brief: Some California Indian tribes softened their opposition to paying more casino revenue to the state on Wednesday after the new governor lowered his expectations for such payments.

News Brief: California lawmakers are requesting to meet this week with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's staff regarding construction of a casino-hotel in Shingle Springs with the hope the governor will put a stop to the project.

News Brief: Beverly Hillbillies penny slot machines may not pay out in Texas crude, but they’re still a big hit at Coachella Valley casinos.

Leaving Las Vegas -- and getting here, too -- could soon become much easier, a highway traffic expert told local tourism leaders Tuesday.

Fantasy Springs Casino is offering a technological boost for today’s bingo enthusiasts with its 15,000-square-foot Bingo Palace.

News Brief: A California appellate court panel has upheld the murder convictions of two men for the shooting death of a man who was followed from an Inglewood casino to a Santa Clarita gas station.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's plans to expand tribal gaming could further hurt already struggling smaller markets in Nevada and drive up costs in Las Vegas, according to industry experts.

News Brief: A half a dozen California tribes are agreeing to ante up $1.5 million each to derail a move to end their monopoly on Nevada-style casinos.

News Brief: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has appointed a negotiator to hammer out new accords with California tribes operating casinos that the governor has said could pay up to $2 billion in gambling revenue to close the state's budget shortfall.

Tribal sovereignty, gaming regulations, inter-governmental cooperation and media coverage will be among the issues discussed at the 9th annual Western Indian Gaming Conference.

Agreeing with Governor Schwarzenegger that increasing jobs should be the state's top priority, CMIGA underscored that Indian gaming casinos have created 42,000 new jobs in recent years.