California Tribes Bring Lawsuit Against Card Rooms in the State
A collaboration of Native Tribal Indians has announced they have issued a lawsuit against card rooms in the US state of California that claims these gambling establishments are operating illegally. They have issued this lawsuit following the recent introduction of Senate Bill 549 which specifically allows the tribes to challenge the legality of card rooms operating in the state.
Native Tribes bring legal challenges against card rooms in California.
LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE:The lawsuit has been brought by a collaboration of seven native tribes which includes the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, the Barona Band of Mission Indians, and the Pechanga Band of Indians, and has been filed in Sacramento, California.
Native tribes in the state have traditionally been treated as an exemption in gambling legislation in the region. It is hoped this court case could go some way to clarifying the gambling rights of tribal and non-tribal gaming operators in California. This exemption happened when Californians voted in 1984 to ban banked gambling games in the state but later granted the tribes exemption from this legislation in 2000.
Defendants brazenly profit from illegal gambling, California law prohibits card rooms from offering 'banked' casino games such as blackjack, baccarat and pai gow where an entity with an odds-based advantage takes on all comers, pays all winners and collects from all losers.
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Senate Bill Gives Tribal Nations Access to Justice
Under details of Senate Bill No. 549 which was passed last week, the act gives Tribes in the state of California the right to justice regarding their exclusive rights to certain forms of regulated gambling in the state.
The lawsuit highlights that the Card rooms have circumnavigated the legislation banning banked games by implementing that the bank is moved from player to player. They outline that this is not in the spirit of the law and these venues are operating illegally.
In December last year, the card rooms hit back saying they had pledged to spend more than $3 million on their campaign against legislators in the state.
But for years, California card rooms and their partner third-party proposition players have ignored the law and refused to recognize tribes’ exclusive rights. Instead, they have reaped illegal windfalls by offering banked games that are barred by the California Constitution, California Penal Code, and relevant judicial decisions,
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