{"id":174917,"date":"2021-05-27T23:18:51","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T06:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=174917"},"modified":"2021-05-28T09:56:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T16:56:49","slug":"california-sports-betting-measure-verified-but-no-vote-until-nov-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/california-sports-betting-measure-verified-but-no-vote-until-nov-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"California Sports Betting Measure Verified, But Voters Won’t Decide Until Nov. 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

California voters will get a chance to decide if they want to legalize sports betting in their state. However, it\u2019ll be a while before they can go to the polls.<\/p>\n

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LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers flashes signs. His team is currently in the NBA playoffs. Tribal casinos and racetracks would be allowed to take bets on his team if California approves sports betting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Thursday, the Secretary of State\u2019s Office announced that proponents of the measure secured enough signatures to get the question on the ballot for the November 2022 election. Elections officials in the state\u2019s 58 counties verified 1,061,282 signatures<\/a> out of the 1,427,373 supporters \u2013 namely tribal nations that operate casinos in the state \u2013 garnered in a petition drive last year.<\/p>\n

Proponents needed 997,139, and Wednesday was the deadline<\/a> for counties to verify petitions.<\/p>\n

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This is an important step toward giving Californians the opportunity to participate in sports wagering while also establishing safeguards and protections against underage gambling,\u201d said Mark Macarro, chairman of the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians, in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The plan would allow tribal casinos to offer sports betting, as well as roulette and dice games, provided tribal leaders can secure gaming compacts with the state. It also allows privately held race tracks in Alameda, Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego counties to host sportsbooks.<\/p>\n

The state would levy a 10 percent tax on the profits from the race track sportsbooks.<\/p>\n

Down to the Wire<\/h2>\n

Initially, the deadline for counties to verify signatures was April 22. However, the registrars in Los Angeles and San Diego counties sought an extension last month. In doing so, they said counties needed more time to validate the signatures because of a number of issues. Those included the work they were required to perform on the gubernatorial recall petitions.<\/p>\n

As a result, a judge gave them until Wednesday to wrap up the sports betting work. Five counties \u2013 Kern, Riverside, Sacramento, San Diego, and Santa Cruz \u2013 submitted their reports on the last day.<\/p>\n

San Diego County had to process 160,241 signatures, of which officials found 113,274 valid. That was the second-largest total behind Los Angeles County, where officials validated 298,504 signatures out of the 394,699 submitted.<\/p>\n

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The reason voters won’t decide until next year is because that\u2019s when the next scheduled statewide general election will take place. Voters will go to the polls on Nov. 8, 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A memo Thursday from Jordan Kaku, initiative and referendum coordinator for Secretary of State Dr. Shirley N. Weber, said Weber will certify the initiative on June 30, 2022, for next year\u2019s general election. Proponents, though, will have a chance to withdraw up until that time.<\/p>\n

California Sports Betting Vote Not a Slam Dunk<\/h2>\n

As the most populous state in the country with 39.5 million people, California would be by far the largest and most lucrative legal sports betting market in the US. The petition calls for the casinos to operate sports betting \u201con tribal lands,\u201d which would preclude statewide mobile wagering. Even with California\u2019s population advantage, that \u2013 as other states that have eschewed mobile betting have shown \u2013 would significantly impact the revenue tribal nations, race tracks, and the state would receive.<\/p>\n

The measure isn\u2019t a shoo-in, either. With the state\u2019s commercially licensed cardrooms locked out from the measure, they will oppose the measure, as will anti-gambling organizations. The state\u2019s professional sports teams may also oppose, as other jurisdictions have been willing to let teams open sportsbooks<\/a> in or near arenas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

California voters will get a chance to decide if they want to legalize sports betting in their state. However, it\u2019ll be a while before they can go to the polls. 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