July 26, 2024
Negotiations between two California tribes and the state over sports gaming compacts are winding down after nearly a year, while another tribe awaits intervention from the U.S. Department of the Interior to assist in talks after the Golden State failed to consent to a third agreement.
April 11, 2023
A California federal judge will not consolidate separate suits by two tribes that claim the state violated the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act by acting in bad faith in gambling compact negotiations, agreeing with California that consolidation is not advisable.
July 14, 2022
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked a federal judge to deny the consolidation of two suits by tribes that claim the state has acted in bad faith in gambling compact negotiations, arguing the tribes negotiated separately and shouldn't be joined in litigation.