Lately, there seems to be a slight disagreement between the Californian tribes and the state government. The government, headed by Gov. Schwarzenegger, is trying to enforce existing edicts that only allow card games in the casinos. Some tribes, however, such as the Rincon and Pala, vehemently object such standards, saying that craps and roulette games are legal and will not be removed, as a matter of principle.
The Rincon tribe are even trying to formally end the dispute by undergoing the official resolution process for Indian-State compacts. The Rincon tribe hopes to initiate talks with the authorities and regulators before the end of June.
While Indian casinos in California are allowed to have slots, lotteries, off-track horse race bets and card games, the law prohibits the craps and roulette games. The "legal" version of craps uses cards, making it officially a card game, but no such solution has been found for roulette. Meanwhile, Californian tribes allegedly never got a clear and definite answer whether roulette and craps games are legal or not and therefore, continued using them in their casinos. The government, of course, claims otherwise.
Howard Dickstein, attorney to the Pala and three more Californian tribes with similar Roulette and Craps games, said what they're looking for is an informal compromise, after discussing these issues with state regulators.
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