SAN DIEGO - The California Gambling Control Commission licensed 400 more slot
machines for Harrah's Rincon casino and 428 more slot machines for Valley View
Casino yesterday following last month's federal court ruling that California
miscalculated the total number of slot licenses to be issued under the 1999
Indian gaming compacts. Both casinos can now increase their slot machines to
2,000 each.
However, this action may be stopped by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who disagrees
with the court ruling and has filed an appeal. Yesterday a three-judge panel of
the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals cleared the way to issue 10,549 new slot
licenses statewide over the governor's request to wait. The court is scheduled
to hear the case in February.
"We still think we should win that appeal," said Jeff Macedo, a Schwarzenegger
spokesman. If so, the additional licenses could be withdrawn, Macedo said.
Other regional tribes are ineligible for additional slot licenses because they
have renegotiated their original agreements. This includes the Pala, Pauma, and
Pechanga bands. The La Jolla Band of Mission Indians asked for 650 licenses but
withdrew its request at the last minute, according to state officials.
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