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News Brief: Ten of the 94 California Indian tribes that have or want casinos said Friday they are willing to negotiate with new Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

News Brief: In a move that could break Indian tribes' monopoly on Nevada-style gambling in California, corporations that own major horse-racing tracks and card rooms are preparing an initiative aimed at next November's ballot to allow them to operate slot machines.

News Brief: The California Lottery's `SuperLotto Plus' jackpot has rolled up to $44 million.

Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.has plans for a $165 million expansion of the Harrah's Rincon hotel-casino owned by the Rincon San Luiseno Band of Mission Indians.

News Brief: Governor-elect Schwarzenegger’s plans to squeeze $1 billion from tribal casinos may be undermined by a computerized bingo game that looks and plays a lot like a slot machine but is exempt from state regulation.

News Brief: Arnold Schwarzenegger, who will take the oath as California's 38th Governor on Monday, is planning to bring in a tax on casinos in a bid to beat the state's budget crisis.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the dismissal of all claims by the cities of Roseville and Rocklin, California and reaffirmed the decision to place lands in to trust for the United Auburn Indian Community for the purpose of gaming.

Tribal, state and national regulators charged with overseeing the conduct of tribal government gaming in California will converge in Sacramento Thursday and Friday for the California Tribal Gaming Regulatory Summit.

ews Brief: Despite spending millions of dollars to defeat Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger's recall candidacy, some of California's wealthiest Indian tribes are actively pursuing him and his plan to renegotiate their gaming compacts.

News Brief: As part of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria and Stations Casino’s push to build a gambling hall in Sonoma County, they have given the local community a $4.2-million option to buy nearly 1,700 acres along the environmentally sensitive San Francisco Bay.

News Brief: The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indian and local economic experts expect that the new $95 million Spa Resort Casino will be a catalyst to revive Palm Spring’s downtown scene.

News Brief: The Palace Indian Gaming Center officials are asking Kings County to help them finance a $95 million expansion project.

News Brief: The Agua Caliente tribe’s new $95 million gaming facility at Spa Resort Casino is the latest addition to the Coachella Valley’s tribal gaming scene, but there is much more activity on the California horizon.

News Brief: California’s new $95 million casino, the Spa Resort Casino, was unveiled in a surprise soft opening last night.

News Brief: The Petaluma City Council has voted to oppose an Indian casino proposed for Rohnert Park, joining a number of Sonoma County communities who don't want the gambling palace built.

News Brief: The group says the agreement violates California law by giving public money to a gambling casino.

News Brief: Harrah's Rincon Casino and Resort is scheduled to reopen today at 11 a.m.

News Brief: The Kashia Band of Pomo Indians is contemplating building a small casino in the coastal hills of Sonoma County about 4 miles east of Stewarts Point, California.

News Brief: Cheryl Schmit is a self-defined soccer mom is now on the front lines in the war against casino expansion in California. Her opponents note that Schmit also works as a paid consultant for card clubs and has ties to Nevada gambling interests.

News Brief: A proposal for an Indian casino in Suisun Valley could merge gambling wars with growth wars.