Tribes prepared for battle over slots monopoly - 2004-01-18
Faced with a proposed bid to stop their voter-approved monopoly on slot machines, California Indian casino tribes have started assembling an arsenal that features legal challenges, lots of money -- and possibly an initiative of their own.
The proposed measure, drafted and bankrolled by the state's horse racing and card room businesses, would need California tribes with casinos to hand over 25 percent of their earnings to the state and meet other regulations.
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