Tuesday, September 05, 2006

As reported by Reuters: "Deals reached by California Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger allowing several of the state's Indian tribes to operate
thousands more slot machines will not go before the state legislature until
next year's session, legislative leaders said on Thursday. "'No one is
satisfied with the outcome of the administration's last-minute submission of
gaming compacts to the legislature,' Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez said in a
statement. 'I am committed to working with California's tribal nations over
the next several months on these important compacts that will result in a
mutually beneficial outcome.' "Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata, like
Nunez a Democrat, said the pacts could not be decided before Thursday's end
of the current session because of the late date they were received and
because of their importance and complexity. "Newspaper reports also said the
proposed expansions were stalled amid a dispute over whether casino workers
would be allowed to unionize."