California News - Page 146

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.

News Brief: Opponents say that a November ballot initiative that backers promise will mean more money for police and education is really a deceptive ploy to enrich a handful of select businesses.

News Brief: California leads the nation in the growth of Indian gaming revenue and San Diego County's nine tribal casinos are possibly generating up to half of the state's double-digit increase.

News Brief: Oakland voters here may be asked in November whether they would like to feed quarters into slots or go all-in on a hand of no-limit poker without leaving the city limits.

News Brief: A federal court judge in San Diego refused an attempt by the Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians to prevent a gambling compact recently signed by five tribes from taking effect.

News Brief: According to an Indian Gaming Industry Report, California's gambling tribes generated $4.2 billion in revenue last year, 17.6 percent more than in 2002.

News Brief: A group of Indian casino owners is throwing its weight behind a gambling initiative on the November ballot that threatens Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's ongoing negotiations with tribes to share their revenue with the state.

ews Brief: A Sacramento man had been feeding dollars into a $1 slot machine at Thunder Valley Casino for about 20 minutes he hit the state's biggest casino jackpot ever - $12 million.

A Senate panel has approved legislation which would increase the number of electronic gambling machines allowed in California tribal casinos.

News Brief: The Santa Ysabel band of Diegueño Indians secured funding from an Arizona tribe to build a $30 million, 70,000-square-foot casino on its reservation in the Volcan Mountains.

News Brief: Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown said today that he's had some meetings with representatives of California Indian tribes about the possibility of allowing a casino in Oakland.

News Brief: In hopes of avoiding a legal and environmental showdown over the siting of gambling casinos in Napa County and its environs, the county has teamed up with Solano, Sonoma and Yolo counties to monitor any potential developments.