The Sacramento Bee has an editorial up on online poker:
California lawmakers are scrambling for ways to alleviate the $15.4 billion budget deficit. In their desperation, they should not bet the house on the false promise of riches from Internet gambling.
It wasn't all that long ago that California sanctioned a few poker parlors and horse racing. That changed when Californians approved the lottery in 1984. Next came high-stakes Indian bingo, which led to the 2000 ballot measure legalizing slot machines and other gambling on dozens of Indian reservations in California.
There is no turning back. The industry has become too wealthy and politically powerful. Forces within that industry no doubt will succeed in their effort to legalize Internet poker and other gambling at some point.
But there are many unanswered questions, and there is no need to rush.
Under federal law, Internet poker is illegal. But authorities in California and other states believe federal law permits states to regulate and tax on-line poker within state boundaries.
In Sacramento, Sen. Rod Wright, D-Inglewood, and Sen. Lou Correa, D-Santa Ana, are pushing competing bills. Of the two, Wright's proposal is more thoughtful and probably would be fairer to prospective bidders and to the state.
Correa's bill is stacked in favor of a few Southern California casino tribes and commercial card rooms. That is unacceptable.
The bidding process should be open to all companies. Key employees of the entities that win the privilege to operate what should be multiple hubs in the state must be willing to submit to full background checks.
Showing posts with label Pechanga Corruption. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pechanga Corruption. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
Indian Tribes Commission Study on Economics of Tribal Casinos: WILL THEY TELL THE WHOLE TRUTH?
Facing an uncertain political climate, California's Indian tribes are commissioning a high-profile study designed to show the economic benefits of tribal casinos. OP: And of course, it will be objective, right? The tribes want the whole truth, right? Pechanga has hired experts before and then disregarded the evidence when it didn't go their way.
The study, to be released later this year, will be led by one of California's most prominent economists: Chris Thornberg of Beacon Economics consulting in Los Angeles.
"The main thing is letting California legislators and the public know that Indian gaming is working," said Susan Jensen, spokeswoman for the California Nations Indian Gaming Association. The association is co-sponsoring the study with the Tribal Alliance of Sovereign Indian Nations and the California Association of Tribal Governments.
OP: This must also tell the story of the hundreds of Native Americans thrown back into poverty by tribes who exterminated them from the membership rolls. The losses are nearly half a BILLION DOLLARS.
Thornberg said he'll prepare an independent look at Indian gambling without any thought to political implications. "From my perspective, this is a matter of doing an economic survey," he said. "We're not weighing in on the pros or cons."
Indian casinos in California have become a $7.3 billion-a-year business, and a considerable political force, in the past decade. But the tribes with casinos still are grappling with questions about their status.
Read more: http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/03/25/2323668/california-indian-tribes-commission.html#ixzz1HcvNAQkI
The study, to be released later this year, will be led by one of California's most prominent economists: Chris Thornberg of Beacon Economics consulting in Los Angeles.
"The main thing is letting California legislators and the public know that Indian gaming is working," said Susan Jensen, spokeswoman for the California Nations Indian Gaming Association. The association is co-sponsoring the study with the Tribal Alliance of Sovereign Indian Nations and the California Association of Tribal Governments.
OP: This must also tell the story of the hundreds of Native Americans thrown back into poverty by tribes who exterminated them from the membership rolls. The losses are nearly half a BILLION DOLLARS.
Thornberg said he'll prepare an independent look at Indian gambling without any thought to political implications. "From my perspective, this is a matter of doing an economic survey," he said. "We're not weighing in on the pros or cons."
Indian casinos in California have become a $7.3 billion-a-year business, and a considerable political force, in the past decade. But the tribes with casinos still are grappling with questions about their status.
Read more: http://www.fresnobee.com/2011/03/25/2323668/california-indian-tribes-commission.html#ixzz1HcvNAQkI
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Ken Salazar, Eric Holder Announce Settlement in Cobell Case of $1.4 BILLION
Want to bet that tribal leaders RIGHT NOW are trying to figure out how to get THEIR sticky fingers on this money and keep individuals that should benefit from this case from doing just that? Look at the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and their leader Chad Smith. He is keeping MILLIONS of Dollars away from the Cherokee people.
Thank you to Eloise Cobell for sticking with this case.
After more than a decade of litigation, U.S. officials announced today that the federal government has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to settle claims that it grossly mismanaged Indian trust accounts.
The potential settlement, which must still be approved by Congress and the courts, would bring a close to the long-running Cobell Indian trust case, and would result in payments to roughly 300,000 individual Indian trust accounts. It would also create a program to consolidate ownership of Indian trust lands.
The class action, brought in 1996 by Elouise Cobell, alleged that the Interior Department had been failing for more than a century to properly disburse payments from a trust fund set up to manage revenues from Indian land. Cobell had originally sought $58 billion in the case, but last year, Judge James Robertson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said the government was only liable for $455.6 million.
The settlement was announced on Dec. 8 at a joint press conference with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Justice Department officials. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. urged Congress to act quickly to approve the settlement. “Between the settlement and the trust reform measures that the secretary is announcing today, this administration is taking concrete steps to redefine the government’s relationship with Native Americans,” Holder said
Thank you to Eloise Cobell for sticking with this case.
After more than a decade of litigation, U.S. officials announced today that the federal government has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to settle claims that it grossly mismanaged Indian trust accounts.
The potential settlement, which must still be approved by Congress and the courts, would bring a close to the long-running Cobell Indian trust case, and would result in payments to roughly 300,000 individual Indian trust accounts. It would also create a program to consolidate ownership of Indian trust lands.
The class action, brought in 1996 by Elouise Cobell, alleged that the Interior Department had been failing for more than a century to properly disburse payments from a trust fund set up to manage revenues from Indian land. Cobell had originally sought $58 billion in the case, but last year, Judge James Robertson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said the government was only liable for $455.6 million.
The settlement was announced on Dec. 8 at a joint press conference with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Justice Department officials. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. urged Congress to act quickly to approve the settlement. “Between the settlement and the trust reform measures that the secretary is announcing today, this administration is taking concrete steps to redefine the government’s relationship with Native Americans,” Holder said
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Pechanga's Culture of Corruption IV: Elected PDC official REMOVED From Office without Recall
PDC member David Miranda accuses Pechanga Tribal Council, led by Mark Macarro of removing him from office without notifying him of charges. He is an elected official and the council should have used the recall process. But then, the tribal council is not big on following Pechanga's Constitution and Bylaws.
We have attached one of the Miranda handouts explaining Pechanga's lack of DUE PROCESS.
1. No notification of charges against him
2. No right of discovery of evidence against him
3. No notice of the appeal process.
4. No notification of witness availability
5. No notification if he can bring an attorney
The similarity to the disenrollment cases previously linked is staggering.
We Hunters were:
1. Not allowed to see evidence against us.
2. Not allowed to have copies of that evidence
3. Not allowed to bring writing implements
4. Not allowed to speak on our own behalf
5. Limited to 30 minutes for our entire group.
6. Not allowed to bring documents in.
7. Not allowed to ask questions.
Here is that handout:
DMirandaHandout
We have attached one of the Miranda handouts explaining Pechanga's lack of DUE PROCESS.
1. No notification of charges against him
2. No right of discovery of evidence against him
3. No notice of the appeal process.
4. No notification of witness availability
5. No notification if he can bring an attorney
The similarity to the disenrollment cases previously linked is staggering.
We Hunters were:
1. Not allowed to see evidence against us.
2. Not allowed to have copies of that evidence
3. Not allowed to bring writing implements
4. Not allowed to speak on our own behalf
5. Limited to 30 minutes for our entire group.
6. Not allowed to bring documents in.
7. Not allowed to ask questions.
Here is that handout:
DMirandaHandout
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