Monday, August 28, 2006

The gambling age has been abridged to 18 for the Indian casinos and this has led to an issue in the state. Indian casinos develop and their political sway augments the debate over confines to Indian sovereignty has become a burning issue in California politics. Query remain on the amount Indian casinos should pay in state and federal taxes and whether or not they should put up with the cost of environmental clean up, crime prevention and quality of life in their communities. The recent discussion in the state has stated that several Indian tribes in Florida and California began hoisting revenues by operating bingo games offering larger prizes than those allowed under state law and when Florida and California made an effort to close tribal gaming operations, tribes sued in federal court. The IGRA (Indian gaming regulatory act) legislation necessitates betting tribes to have compacts with their respective state governments specifying the types of gaming permitted on reservation lands. Read further...