"So when the Governator extends his hand and says, "Come with me if you want to live," the smart move is to accept his offer. If tribal casinos want to survive, they need to make the state of California their partner. They should insist on giving Arnold 25 percent, and thank him for the opportunity to contribute to a strong and better state.

California tribes need to practice sovereignty in a way that is responsible to their "host nations" -- state and local governments. If they choose the endless warpath, they will lose the war, and "sovereignty" will be terminated.

This is difficult for them to accept, because they have achieved success and financial independence through two decades of aggressive court battles and relentless warfare with the state. But the war is over and they won. They need a new "postwar" strategy."

Get the Story:
Jan Golab: Arnold's jackpot? (The Los Angeles Daily News 2/28)

More from Jan Golab:
Arnold Schwarzenegger Girds for Indian War (The American Enterprise February 2004)