\nFor too long, California and other state governments improperly have used tribes\u2019 need for Class III gaming compacts to impose state laws unrelated to the regulation or operation of gaming activities on tribal governments, who are similarly sovereign entities and thus are not subject to the laws of the states in which they reside,\u201d said Siva, who also serves as the vice chair for the Morongo Band of Mission Indians.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Siva called on Newsom to end the legal battle and return to the negotiating table with the tribes.<\/p>\n
California ‘Disappointed’ in Split Verdict<\/h2>\n
A spokesperson for Newsom told Casino.org<\/em> late Thursday (PT) in a statement that the state is “disappointed” with the court’s ruling.<\/p>\n“Now that the Court has weighed in, the state will assess its tribal-state gaming compact process to determine a path forward for negotiations and ongoing litigation,” the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
If the state and the tribes cannot reach an agreement on the compacts, an arbitrator would review the compact proposals submitted by both sides and choose one. If the state refuses to sign that compact, the tribes could submit it directly to the Department of the Interior for review.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Five tribes suing the state of California for what they claimed were bad faith negotiations on gaming compacts scored another legal victory Thursday. That’s when the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in their favor. The majority opinion in the case is the latest blow for California Gov. Gavin Newsom in terms of negotiating tribal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":223754,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,18456],"tags":[81905,82088,82089],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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