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There is debate on what would happen should both measures get enough votes to pass, with the debate mainly focusing on whether the two measures conflict. Depending on what voters say in a little more than four months, it could take some time and possibly a court ruling \u2013 or rulings \u2013 to decide the outcome.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
With California being the biggest prize in the US sports betting market, both groups are committed to spending millions to support their measures.<\/p>\n
If the past is precedent, however, two similar gaming bills on the same ballot may spell doom for both.<\/p>\n
In 2004, the state\u2019s tribal nations wanted to expand the number of slot machines their casinos could hold to more than 2,000 at each while providing the state with 8.84% of revenues. At the same time, state-licensed racetracks and card casinos wanted voters to approve slot machines at their facilities.<\/p>\n
Voters overwhelmingly rejected both measures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By the end of Monday, we should know if California will have one or two sports betting initiatives on the November ballot. Per the Secretary of State\u2019s office, Monday is the deadline for county election officials to conclude random sample signature checks of petitions submitted by \u201cCalifornians for Solutions to Homelessness and Mental Health Support.\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":218907,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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