Kevin W 
A federal judge vacated the Koi Nation’s casino land near Windsor and Interior pulled it out of trust in April 2026, while the Scotts Valley Band’s $700 million Vallejo project stalls in its own review, leaving two of California’s biggest tribal casinos blocked by other tribes.
California AG Rob Bonta has received over $330,000 in tribal-gaming contributions since 2014, including from the tribes most directly affected by the cardroom dispute.
Newsom’s revised state budget puts $125 million from Proposition 4 toward purchasing Golden Gate Fields for a new East Bay shoreline park. The California Legislature votes on the budget by June 15.
The Indian Gaming Association announced a national legal defense fund at its April convention in San Diego, organized against Kalshi, Polymarket, and the broader prediction-market industry. Tribal gaming generated nearly $44 billion in 2024.
California AG Rob Bonta declared daily fantasy sports illegal in July 2025 and pledged enforcement within weeks. Eleven months later, DraftKings, FanDuel, and the rest of the industry continue to operate in California as if the opinion never happened.
San Jose collects $30 million a year in cardroom taxes from Bay 101 and Casino M8trix. The state’s halted blackjack ban would have cut into that revenue immediately.