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Opinion
Opinion: Investigate California gaming compacts


"The road to ratification of tribal casino expansion deals leading to Sacramento and of the largest expansion of gambling in American history is littered with private deals, silenced communities, co-opted police, media, local governments and elected officials who have been summarily bought-off.

An investigation is what is needed into the negotiation and ratification of tribal gambling compacts and the Office of the Attorney General should be calling for one. One problem. The AG's office is playing politics like the rest of our elected officials. Turns out the Attorney General's office is busy assisting the Governor with his privately brokered multi-billion dollar tribal gambling deals.

What the state plans on doing to enforce compacts with 5 powerful Indian gambling tribes that operate outside of U.S. Constitutional law is a mystery to us all. Straight answers - any answers - would be helpful to the citizens of California.

Although the Attorney General's office is skeptical as to enforceability when they admitted compacts are difficult to enforce because of the "sovereign nation" status of tribes, the Assembly is still moving full speed ahead.

What is going on?

Apparently dollars in the campaign bank accounts of the Assembly is their sleep aid at night. How else could they move forward with the ratification of gambling compacts with peace of mind and create "partnerships" for the next 25 years between the State and casino tribes knowing they are not worth the paper they are written on! "

Get the Story:
Kathryn Bowen: Tribal Gambling Compacts, Investigation Not Ratification (News Blaze 6/19)