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Supporters of the measure to legalize sports betting at California tribal casinos scored a victory this week. That’s after a political committee agreed to remove a quote from a longtime NAACP member from its argument against the measure.<\/p>\n

\"NAACP\"<\/a>
Rick Callender, president of the California-Hawaii State Conference of the NAACP, attends the group’s Legacy Hall of Fame event last month. This week, the organization, which supports an amendment legalizing sports betting at California tribal casinos, successfully got a group opposed to the measure to remove an NAACP member’s quote from a statement. (NAACP\/Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The California-Hawaii State Conference of the NAACP filed a lawsuit in a Sacramento court Tuesday.\u00a0 That’s after \u201cTaxpayers Against Special Interests Monopolies,\u201d a group funded by state-licensed cardroom casinos, included a quote from Minnie Hadley-Hempstead in its statement against Proposition 26. The statement appeared in a state-published voter’s guide about the initiatives on the Nov. 8 ballot.<\/p>\n

Hadley-Hempstead is a former president of the civil rights group\u2019s Los Angeles chapter. The state conference has come out in support of Prop 26. In the lawsuit, the NAACP called the quote deceptive.<\/p>\n

Rather than have a judge rule on the matter, the cardroom-backed group agreed to the NAACP\u2019s demand. State Conference President Rick Callender said the cardrooms “did the right thing” by removing the quote.<\/p>\n

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Despite the California-Hawaii NAACP\u2019s strong support for Prop 26, opponents tried to deceive voters into thinking the opposite,\u201d<\/strong> Callender said. \u201cThankfully, voters will not be provided this false and misleading quote in the official voter guide sent to every voter.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Cardrooms oppose Prop 26 because they claim that it would essentially give tribal casino operators a monopoly on gaming if approved by voters. Besides legalizing sports betting, Prop 26 would also legalize dice-based table games and roulette at tribal casinos.<\/p>\n

The cardrooms also point out that the measure includes language that would allow tribal casinos or other entities to take cardrooms to court. They could do so by claiming they\u2019re conducting illegal gaming activity. It\u2019s a provision cardrooms claim could force them to close, which might reduce revenues for California cities and result in thousands of jobs lost.<\/p>\n

Tribal gaming supporters say cardroom casinos have nothing to worry about as long as they conduct their operations legally.<\/p>\n

Animal Welfare Groups Oppose Prop 26<\/h2>\n

More opposition surfaced Friday against Prop 26, although it had nothing to do with tribal gaming interests this time.<\/p>\n

\u201cTaxpayers Against Special Interest Monopolies\u201d issued a statement with quotes from representatives of several animal welfare organizations in the state. Their opposition stems from California\u2019s four state-licensed racetracks that would also get retail sportsbooks if Prop 26 passes.<\/p>\n

California\u2019s racing industry has said getting sports betting at the tracks would help supplement purses for races. Animal welfare advocates say the tracks and horsemen need to focus instead on improving the sport\u2019s safety record.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In recent years, California tracks have come under scrutiny. Several high-profile fatalities recently occurred there, including Medina Spirit<\/a> at Santa Anita Park last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cProp 26 provides a financial \u2018shot in the arm\u2019 to private horseracing tracks with no requirement or accountability towards increasing animal safety,\u201d said Jill Tucker, CEO of the California Animal Welfare Association.<\/p>\n

Two Sports Betting Measures on Ballot<\/h2>\n

Prop 26 is one of two sports betting measures<\/a> slated to appear on the California ballot this year. The other is Proposition 27, which would legalize online sports betting statewide. Seven national gaming operators back that measure.<\/p>\n

Groups on both sides of the two measures have raised more than $230 million to get their messages out to the voters. The election is still more than three months away, and it\u2019s almost certain to break records for campaign spending for ballot measures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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