{"id":169686,"date":"2021-04-06T08:00:05","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T15:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=169686"},"modified":"2021-04-06T10:12:56","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T17:12:56","slug":"california-crossed-the-line-in-tribal-casino-compact-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/california-crossed-the-line-in-tribal-casino-compact-negotiations\/","title":{"rendered":"California Crossed the Line in Tribal Casino Compact Negotiations, Says Federal Judge"},"content":{"rendered":"

The state of California overstepped the mark during casino compact negotiations by demanding tribal enforcement of state laws, a federal judge in Fresno has ruled.<\/p>\n

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With dozens of compacts up for renegotiation, California\u2019s Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom (pictured) is unlikely to give concessions to the tribes lightly. (Image: Justin Sullivan\/Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The San Francisco Chronicle<\/em> reports US District Judge Anthony Ishii said the state would have to give tribes \u201cmeaningful concessions\u201d if it wanted them to comply with California laws. That could mean granting them the right to build casinos outside their reservations.<\/p>\n

Federally recognized tribes can offer Class II gaming, such as bingo and poker, on their sovereign reservations under federal law without the blessing of the state. Class III, or Las Vegas-style casino gaming, is a legally more complex issue, and usually requires a compact to be negotiated between a tribe and the state.<\/p>\n

Beyond the Scope of IGRA <\/strong><\/h2>\n

In California, under the terms of their compacts, the state\u2019s 109 federally recognized tribes<\/a> have a monopoly on Class III gaming. That’s in return for sharing gaming revenues with the state. But these compacts agreements must be periodically renegotiated.<\/p>\n

In 2019, after five years of fruitless talks with the Governor\u2019s Office, five tribes — the Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians, the Blue Lake Rancheria, the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians, and the Robinson Rancheria — sued the state because they didn\u2019t like the route negotiations were taking.<\/p>\n

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The tribes complained the state\u2019s demands went beyond the scope of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 1988 (IGRA). This was the bill that codified Native American gaming regulations and protects tribes\u2019 rights to pursue gaming as a means of economic development. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The state sought tribal compliance with laws on a wide range of issues, including wages, discrimination, environmental review of land use and construction projects, and whether tribes can be sued for damages for injuries that occur on their reservations.<\/p>\n

Tribes\u2019 Right to Enact Own Laws <\/strong><\/h2>\n

In a ruling filed last Wednesday, Ishii said compact negotiations should be limited to matters relating to gaming on reservations. That would take the focus off issues that would impact tribal sovereignty and self-governance.<\/p>\n

According to Lester Marston, a lawyer for the tribes, if those things must be part of the conversation, then the state must offer more in return, and this could include off-reservation gambling expansion.<\/p>\n

But with 64 compacts due to expire over the next 18 months and up for renegotiation, Governor Gavin Newsom<\/a> is unlikely to agree lightly to any such concession.<\/p>\n

Marston told the Chronicle<\/em> this week that the tribes have their own labor laws governing things like discrimination. He added it is their \u201cright under federal law to form governments on reservations and enact their own laws.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cState laws stop at the reservation border,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The state of California overstepped the mark during casino compact negotiations by demanding tribal enforcement of state laws, a federal judge in Fresno has ruled. The San Francisco Chronicle reports US District Judge Anthony Ishii said the state would have to give tribes \u201cmeaningful concessions\u201d if it wanted them to comply with California laws. 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