The Assembly deleted SB 1235’s Gambling Control Commission oversight language on Aug. 18 and replaced it with three tribal gaming compacts. The deleted section would have required the governor to notify two legislative committees whenever he removes a gambling commissioner. The new text ratifies compacts with the Picayune Rancheria, Fort Mojave and Pechanga, executed between … Read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a 25-year compact Aug. 4 raising the Yurok Tribe’s machine cap from 99 to 349. California drops its 10% to 25% cut of the tribe’s net win for a share of regulatory costs. At 349 devices the tribe stays a Limited-Gaming Tribe drawing $275,000 a quarter from the state fund. The … Read more
The Fort Mojave Indian Tribe received $275,000 for the quarter ended June 30 and $27.1 million to date. Section 5.2 of the new compact says the tribe owes no payment to the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund. The compact authorizes 1,200 gaming devices and two casinos but records the tribe’s intent to stay under 350 devices. … Read more
California’s treatment program reached 4,670 people through 143 authorized providers in 2024-25. New intakes included 799 gamblers and 176 relatives harmed by someone else’s gambling. More Californians are seeking help for sports betting and online gambling, neither of them legal in the state. The problem gambling seat on the state gaming policy committee expires Dec. … Read more
The California Gambling Control Commission takes written comment on the proposed multi-owner license through July 31. Owners in good standing would skip the $6,600 initial background deposit and the supplemental information forms. A pending accusation, an evidentiary hearing or four kinds of pre-existing license conditions block good standing. The commission’s owner list shows 55 owners … Read more
Voters, judges, regulators: for years the state’s most powerful gaming interest has thrown everything at its only in-state competitors and come up empty. After the June 30 ruling, five doors remain open, and none of them is easy. SACRAMENTO — In most fights over gambling money, the side with $12 billion beats the side with … Read more