California News - Page 144

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is close to signing an agreement with a Northern California Indian tribe that could create one of the world's largest casinos in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area.

News Brief: People were lined up well into the evening at Casino Morongo at the first day of their job fair.

News Brief: As construction on the new, $250 million Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa nears completion, the Morongo human resources department is looking to fill approximately 1,000 new staff positions.

News Brief: Public sentiment has turned sharply against two November ballot measures that would dramatically expand Nevada-style gambling in California, according to a new Field Poll.

News Brief: Madera county citizens packed a meeting to hear the plans for a new casino which may be built along State Route 99, and the provisions in the memorandum of understanding that promises about $80 million to various city and county entities.

News Brief: A Texas company will help a tribe with San Diego County's smallest casino build a $25 million hotel and casino offering more than 10 times the number of slots.

Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc. and the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians announced today that they have signed a development agreement for a gaming resort development in Pauma Valley, California.

News Brief: With California officials ready to go to press on the ballot pamphlet for the November election, a judge Monday revised wording of ballot arguments for Proposition 70 that would expand Indian gambling.

Stand-up comedian and actress Caroline Rhea had the best strategy and cards in the final hand last night to become the winner of GSN's Celebrity Blackjack series.

News Brief: In San Mateo County, gambling interests are betting big bucks on Proposition 68, having dumped nearly $3.5 million into the campaign.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger spread his message Wednesday about the revival of his state's economy, but the crowd that lined the runway and second floor at Fashion Show mall seemed more interested in the show than the substance.

News Brief: Some gambling ads on Google, Yahoo and other major Web sites are illegal in California, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.

News Brief: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has not received any contributions to his campaign to defeat two gambling initiatives on the November ballot, according to a fund-raising report released Monday.

News Brief: Yuba County supervisors demanded more time to review the environmental study for the proposed hotel-casino on Forty Mile Road, saying the document is ‘fraught with errors.’

News Brief: The city of Banning in Riverside County plans to issue a $145 million bond to pay for a tribe's new casino and hotel, a practice under scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service in at least one state.

From July 28th through September 5th, The Bicycle Casino hosts one of their largest poker tournaments of the year, the Legends of Poker.

News Brief: A proposed casino in Calhoun County is back in the spotlight. Critics and supporters will get their say on its potential environmental impact during a public hearing.

News Brief: The tribal members of the California Nations Indian Gaming Association voted unanimously to support a proposal by a Southern California tribe that will appear on the November ballot.

News Brief: The National Indian Gaming Commission will host a scoping meeting Friday on a proposed Nevada-style casino in San Pablo.

News Brief: The Chukchansi Indian tribe has dismissed the operator of its Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino, marking the latest move in a long-running dispute over the financing of the $180 million Madera County entertainment center.