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Home History Games News Dictionary		The California Indians are up in arms once again this week, as the Morongo Tribe of Mission Indians lost yet another battle in their war on the legalization of online gambling in the US. The National Indian Gaming Association has been aiding them in the effort, officially objecting to the proposals laid down by Congressman Barney Frank, that would effectively overturn the existing Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, opening the doorway for legal and regulated internet casinos. One of the primary objections that the Morongo Tribe has to the bill is the fear of how legalized online casinos will affect the business done in their land-based venues in California. Up until this point, the Morongo tribe had laid most of their hopes on their plan to marshall as much support as possible for a counter-proposal, that would block Frank’s attempt on legalization. Working with other land-based gambling entities, such as the California commercial poker rooms, the goal was instead to set up an intrastate online poker system, giving the tribes exclusive rights to internet poker in the state of California. Unfortunately, the National Indian Gaming Association was unable to get the votes they needed to put the game into play, causing instead a delay that could cost them the initiative. The matter was thoroughly reported on by the publication Indian Country Today, which said that many of the tribal leaders view online gambling as a potential threat to their live casino businesses, there are still others that see it as yet another opportunity in the gambling world, in which the tribes already play a leading role. “Still others in the Midwest and Southwest contend it is premature to take a position on the complex issue of Internet wagering, particularly since most believe Franks bill and similar legislation in the Senate stand little chance of passage,” wrote the author. “They apparently were the tribes who carried the vote to table the motion.” For those who were counting on the Association’s support this week, the lack of votes for the counter-proposal was crushing. The Chairman for the Morongo tribe, Robert Martin, said that he was ‘very, very disappointed,’ clarifying that he was under the impression that they had the needed votes going in, and the loss was surprising. to be continued in Cali Indian Fight - 2

04/25/2010

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Cali Indian Fight - 1

The California Indians are up in arms once again this week, as the Morongo Tribe of Mission Indians lost yet another battle in their war on the legalization of online gambling in the US. The National Indian Gaming Association has been aiding them in the effort, officially objecting to the proposals laid down by Congressman Barney Frank, that would effectively overturn the existing Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, opening the doorway for legal and regulated internet casinos. One of the primary objections that the Morongo Tribe has to the bill is the fear of how legalized online casinos will affect the business done in their land-based venues in California.

Up until this point, the Morongo tribe had laid most of their hopes on their plan to marshall as much support as possible for a counter-proposal, that would block Frank’s attempt on legalization. Working with other land-based gambling entities, such as the California commercial poker rooms, the goal was instead to set up an intrastate online poker system, giving the tribes exclusive rights to internet poker in the state of California. Unfortunately, the National Indian Gaming Association was unable to get the votes they needed to put the game into play, causing instead a delay that could cost them the initiative.

The matter was thoroughly reported on by the publication Indian Country Today, which said that many of the tribal leaders view online gambling as a potential threat to their live casino businesses, there are still others that see it as yet another opportunity in the gambling world, in which the tribes already play a leading role.

“Still others in the Midwest and Southwest contend it is premature to take a position on the complex issue of Internet wagering, particularly since most believe Franks bill and similar legislation in the Senate stand little chance of passage,” wrote the author. “They apparently were the tribes who carried the vote to table the motion.” For those who were counting on the Association’s support this week, the lack of votes for the counter-proposal was crushing. The Chairman for the Morongo tribe, Robert Martin, said that he was ‘very, very disappointed,’ clarifying that he was under the impression that they had the needed votes going in, and the loss was surprising.

to be continued in Cali Indian Fight - 2