Criminal
Jan. 5, 2008
Legalized Gambling Can Solve California's Fiscal, Environmental Problems
Both the Golden State's swelling budget deficit and the abundance of greenhouse gas emissions caused by commutes from Southern California to Las Vegas could be eliminated if the state decided to legalize gaming.
Konrad Moore
Public Defender, Kern County Public Defender's Office
California's voters and legislators are an idealistic and moral group. In 1984, Californians passed Proposition 37, which amended the state constitution to prohibit the legalization of casino gambling.
Gambling is a vice, but the prospect of promoting Indian self-reliance - and perhaps assuaging Anglo guilt - propelled the electorate in March of 2000 to overwhelmingly pass Proposition 1A, which amended the California Constitution, giving the governor the authority to negotiate ...
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