California Nations Indian Gaming Association<\/a> (CNGA) Steve Stallings dismissed this as a \u201cdelaying tactic.\u201d<\/p>\nOn Friday, Chairman of the Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians Bo Mazzetti said the lawsuit was not challenging the right of the clubs to do business, just their non-compliance with California law.<\/p>\n
It seeks injunctive relief to bar the defendants from offering banked and percentage card games, and \u201clegal relief for the financial losses of business and governmental revenue, tribal employment opportunities and goodwill,\u201d according to The Times of San Diego.<\/em><\/p>\n\u201cIf the California Department of Justice and the Gambling Control Commission would have [sic] enforced the current laws that exist, we would not have taken this action. We have been trying to work with the state for over 13 years on this issue,\u201d Mazzetti said. \u201cUnfortunately, this lack of enforcement gives us no other option but to pursue legal remedies.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
California\u2019s Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians and Santa Ynez Band of Cumash Indians have launched legal action against many of the state\u2019s card rooms for operating what the tribes consider to be house-banked card games. California\u2019s 55 tribal operators have exclusivity on Class III casino gaming, per a 2000 ballot initiative, but have become increasingly […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":92970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,60,18,18456],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
California Tribes Sue Card Clubs Over \u2018Illegal\u2019 House-Banked Games<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n