At least in Las Vegas, you will have all the rights you are entitled too. The woman in this story followed all tribal ordinances in her suit and the tribe then says, "nope" and doesn't pay. Pechanga has BEATEN one of their customers, Richard Swan we wrote about it HERE. The Press Enterprise wouldn't write about it and the D.A. Rod Pacheco wouldn't press charges.
Better to go to Las Vegas, the slots are looser and there's more to see.
Woman injured at casino stuck in legal quagmire
By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 12:02 a.m.
During a visit to Sycuan Casino five years ago, Sarah Harris walked into a restroom altercation that she says changed her life.
Now, after what feels like countless hearings on the Indian reservation and in federal court, the 75-year-old former diesel engine mechanic still doesn’t have the $160,000 an arbitrator says she’s due.
Although tribal law says arbitration awards are to be enforced in federal court, the tribe has convinced a federal judge that he has no jurisdiction over the case.
Harris’ lawyer said this is more than frustrating.
“Why prepare an ordinance that says you can go to the federal court and when you get to the federal court, they say there’s no jurisdiction?” attorney John Crawford said. “They’re shooting out of both sides of their mouth
OP: Avoid Sycuan
Showing posts with label Corruption; Pechanga Casino; Per Capita; Richard Swan; Mark Macarro. Show all posts
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Monday, February 15, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Pechanga Chairman, Mark Macarro, Does Not Want Californians To Be Free to Gamble Online
First, Pechanga Chairman Mark Macarro was the spokesperson for for Prop. 5 and Prop. 1a, where he promised that gaming would stay on current tribal lands. Now, we have tribes reservations shopping.
Then, the Macarro led Pechanga tribe tried to keep Californians from voting on Propositions 94-97, suing to invalidate signature gathering. Pechanga had to spend over $40 million more than the other tribes to overcome some bad publicity.
There were carjackings in front of the casino, their security guards beat Richard Swan, who over a year later still suffers from medical issues.
NOW, Mark Macarro, who led the council to act outside the tribes constitution and bylaws, wants to keep Californians from being able to have online poker.
Macarro testified before a California Senate hearing yesterday:
Macarro invoked the raw history of the state and federal governments breaking treaties with tribes.
"When times are good, the state has agreement with tribes. When times are bad, they break agreements with tribes. That's a dangerous road to go down," Macarro said.
This is the same Mark Macarro that had his tribe's casino put in extra Class II gaming machines, that looked like a slot machine, acted like a slot machine, but wasn't really a slot machine to try to get around the "state's agreement with tribes". A clear violation of the compacts, that almost led to a shutdown of the casino.
Macarro Threatens to withhold Money:
Arguing that the games violate the tribes' gambling agreements with California, he said his tribe may withhold more than $42.5 million in annual casino revenue-sharing payments to the state if California approves online poker.
So, we have the leader of a tribe, who tried to keep us from our rights to vote as citizens of California, which eliminated 25% of the tribe to fatten their per capita checks to $360,000 each, ripped healthcare from over 300 people, forcing the state to pick up that responsibility, NOW trying to keep the state from generating more income from POKER, which is already legal in California.
SHAME ON YOU, Mr. Mark Macarro
Then, the Macarro led Pechanga tribe tried to keep Californians from voting on Propositions 94-97, suing to invalidate signature gathering. Pechanga had to spend over $40 million more than the other tribes to overcome some bad publicity.
There were carjackings in front of the casino, their security guards beat Richard Swan, who over a year later still suffers from medical issues.
NOW, Mark Macarro, who led the council to act outside the tribes constitution and bylaws, wants to keep Californians from being able to have online poker.
Macarro testified before a California Senate hearing yesterday:
Macarro invoked the raw history of the state and federal governments breaking treaties with tribes.
"When times are good, the state has agreement with tribes. When times are bad, they break agreements with tribes. That's a dangerous road to go down," Macarro said.
This is the same Mark Macarro that had his tribe's casino put in extra Class II gaming machines, that looked like a slot machine, acted like a slot machine, but wasn't really a slot machine to try to get around the "state's agreement with tribes". A clear violation of the compacts, that almost led to a shutdown of the casino.
Macarro Threatens to withhold Money:
Arguing that the games violate the tribes' gambling agreements with California, he said his tribe may withhold more than $42.5 million in annual casino revenue-sharing payments to the state if California approves online poker.
So, we have the leader of a tribe, who tried to keep us from our rights to vote as citizens of California, which eliminated 25% of the tribe to fatten their per capita checks to $360,000 each, ripped healthcare from over 300 people, forcing the state to pick up that responsibility, NOW trying to keep the state from generating more income from POKER, which is already legal in California.
SHAME ON YOU, Mr. Mark Macarro
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