layoffs could be possible<\/a>. That casino, located in Temecula, Calif., employs about 4,700 workers.<\/p>\nSouthern California is home to about two-thirds of the state’s roughly 70 tribal gaming venues, and in counties such as Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego, those venues are among the largest employers.<\/p>\n
\u201cTribal government gaming is a powerful economic engine, generating $7.8 billion for the California economy. Tribal gaming created over 63,000 good-paying jobs and $3.3 billion in income for Californians,\u201d according to the California Nations Indian Gaming Association (CNIGA).<\/p>\n
Not Much Clarity<\/h2>\n
Gov. Newsom’s hasn’t put a timeline on when the shelter-in-place order will be lifted. But some counties throughout the state aren’t taking any chances and are strictly enforcing closures of all but essential businesses.<\/p>\n
As of Tuesday morning, California’s coronavirus case tally was around 2,200, having nearly doubled in three days, with approximately 30 deaths.<\/strong><\/p>\nThere is gaming impact beyond card room and tribal casino closures. For example, efforts to gather signatures for 2020 ballot initiatives, including a sports betting proposal backed by a tribal coalition<\/a>, are grinding to a halt because workers and would-be signers want to practice social distancing and not risk contracting the coronavirus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, the operator of the Southern California gaming property bearing the tribe’s name, said it’s extending the closure period of that venue through April 11. That’s as residents of the Golden State are now subject to a shelter-in-place policy aimed at stemming the spread of the coronavirus. Along with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":130991,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18456],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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