Editorial: Keep pressure to prevent urban casinos in California

Friday, April 8, 2011  

"In a surprise move, the Richmond City Council voted 5-2 early Wednesday to stop the Point Molate casino project, which would have included a casino, hotel, convention center, ferry terminal parks and housing.

What's next: The Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians, a Mendocino County tribe that was behind the project, now has 120 days to present a no-casino alternative development for the shoreline site.

What you can do: The pressure to bring Vegas-scale casino gambling to urban areas is not going away - especially with some rural casinos struggling against the effects of the recession and competition from Nevada. Californians must remain vigilant against "reservation shopping" by tribes trying to stake claims on sites far from their historical lands in an effort to build and run casinos in more heavily populated areas - schemes that are inconsistent with the scope of what voters approved (Prop. 1A, 2000)."

Get the Story:
Editorial: Keep pressure on to prevent urban Indian casinos (The San Francisco Chronicle 4/7)

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