{"id":323867,"date":"2024-06-27T15:05:19","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T20:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=323867"},"modified":"2024-06-28T09:13:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T14:13:36","slug":"california-tribes-not-rushing-sports-betting-despite-florida-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/california-tribes-not-rushing-sports-betting-despite-florida-ruling\/","title":{"rendered":"SCOTUS Ruling on Florida Sports Betting Not Instructive in California"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal challenging Florida\u2019s decision that essentially allows for the Seminole Tribe to maintain a monopoly on online sports wagering activities in the state. That sparked speculation that other states, including California, where tribes control gaming could bypass voters and establish internet sports betting.<\/p>\n

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CNIGA Chairman James Siva. He said California tribes aren’t rushing into sports betting despite a recent Supreme Court decision. (Image: CNIGA\/Facebook)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While some tribal gaming leaders in California viewed the Supreme Court decision<\/a> as a positive, they don\u2019t view it as a playbook for bringing online sports betting to their state. That outlook runs counter to the thesis recently laid out by Deutsche Bank analyst Carlo Santarelli<\/a>, who wrote that the Supreme Court ruling \u201cprovides a blueprint for California and other states with tribal gaming.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gaming tribes in California support the ruling, but that doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re rushing into sports betting. James Siva, chairman of the California Nations Indian Gaming Association (CNIGA), speaking on the Indian Gaming Association\u2019s (IGA) \u201cNew Normal\u201d podcast on Thursday said the only certainty at this point is that tribes won’t be pushing for sports betting in California this year.<\/p>\n

I know there\u2019s a lot of excitement over this decision and it was the right decision, but people think we\u2019re going to start having a push for new initiative immediately (in California),\u201d Siva said. \u201cLuckily, we have a CNIGA meeting coming up this week and everyone realizes we\u2019ll continue on the path we\u2019ve been taking the last few years, moving carefully and methodically. This opens up some new avenues for us, but our timeline remains the same even with this decision.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The podcast is hosted by IGA Chairman Victor Rocha<\/a> who is a member of the Pechanga Band of Luise\u00f1o Indians, which runs the Pechanga Casino Resort in Temecula, Calif.<\/p>\n

Commercial Ops Could Be in for Rude California Awakening<\/h2>\n

After backing an ill-fated 2022 ballot proposal<\/a> to bring online sports betting to California without consulting tribes, commercial sportsbook operators are licking their wounds in the state and things may not get better from here.<\/p>\n

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Owing to the fact online sports betting in California would be a new form of wagering under the terms of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), at least 60% of the related revenue must flow to tribal governments. A potential revenue split along those lines could be unattractive to companies such as DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG), FanDuel, and the like, but Siva made clear California tribes won\u2019t accept sports betting \u201ccrumbs on the table.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Likewise, Scott Crowell, a tribal-gaming attorney with the Crowell Law Office Tribal Advocacy Group, said on the podcast that the Supreme Court\u2019s decision to not hear the West Flagler appeal signals that the exploitative model commercial gaming companies have used in some tribal-heavy states such as Arizona won\u2019t fly in California.<\/p>\n

If they think they can continue with the unconscionable model they\u2019ve been pursuing for so long in other jurisdictions, I hope this decision is a wake-up call. That\u2019s not going to happen,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Rocha added that under a hypothetical scenario in California, tribes would gain exclusivity over iGaming and commercial companies could potentially work with tribes on sports betting while being subject to a graduated tax rate that could run as high as 45%. That would be the second-highest sports wagering levy in the country behind only New York and several small states.<\/p>\n

No Clear Timeline for California Sports Betting<\/h2>\n

A takeaway from the podcast is that California tribal casino leaders want the state\u2019s voters to have a say on the matter of sports betting, but exactly when that happens hasn\u2019t been decided. The only clarity on timing is that it won\u2019t be this year, according to Siva.<\/p>\n

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Tribes have monitored the situation and realize that after California voters dealt with sports betting ballot initiatives in 2022, the appetite isn\u2019t there<\/a> for the issue to be reckoned with this year. It\u2019s possible the matter could be pushed out to 2028 or 2030 and California tribes are comfortable playing the waiting game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cOur careful approach, and protecting the industry we built up from nothing over the last three decades, mean more to us than adding another percentage to the bottom line. That\u2019s always been and will continue to be our approach,\u201d added Siva.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last week, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal challenging Florida\u2019s decision that essentially allows for the Seminole Tribe to maintain a monopoly on online sports wagering activities in the state. That sparked speculation that other states, including California, where tribes control gaming could bypass voters and establish internet sports betting. 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