Native Americans
May 7, 2021
Gaming tribes oppose state’s stay request for completing compacts
The tribes’ attorneys rejected the state’s arguments that a stay would preserve the status quo while litigation plays out, noting, “If the plaintiff tribes’ compacts expire in 13 months, they will lose the right to offer governmental gaming.”
Arguing "the state's interest is not synonymous with the public interest," attorneys for several California gaming tribes filed a motion demanding Gov. Gavin Newsom restart compact negotiations.
Several tribes have sued the state since 2019, claiming the administration wasn't operating in good faith in talks over renewing expiring compacts. They claimed negotiators tried to bring in topics outside of gaming, such as enforcing state l...
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