From: Stop the Casino 101 Coalition
The Biggest, Most
Expensive Bingo Parlor in U.S. History!
Compact lawsuit moves forward after first
hearing!
Let me make one thing
perfectly clear: our first lawsuit against Governor Brown's illegal gambling
compact is going forward full-steam ahead.
Our lawsuit passed its first
milestone with its first hearing on October 12, and we're moving forward with
our Complaint intact!
We are challenging the validity
of the Graton Rancheria compact, specifically, that under California law, the
state legislature MUST cede sovereignty over the land to the federal government.
Until then, it isn't Indian land,
and is still governed by State law, and state law does not allow casino-style
gambling except on Indian land. Get it?
No Compact means no casino-style
gambling.
When we win this lawsuit,
Station Casinos and Graton Rancheria will be left with the biggest, most
expensive bingo parlor in U.S. history!
But it all takes money,
honey! So give right now, and be as generous as you can. If you really
want to stop the casino, you have to be willing to cough up come cash.
County's "Wimpy" Deal with the Casino
The County's deal
with Graton Rancheria reminds me of Wimpy who would say to Popeye, "I will
gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today".
The fatal flaw in any agreement
for payments from Graton Rancheria is that they don't have to pay if they don't
make enough money, and there is no independent auditing mechanism to check the
figures.
As was made clear in the hearings
in Sacramento in May, Graton doesn't have to allow anyone on its property to
audit the books, state officials included.
And "wimpy" certainly describes
the County's casino policy. Had the County fought vigorously and asked for
Senator Feinstein's help at any point along the way, as Contra Costa County did
in its battle against the San Pablo casino, it could have stopped the casino
dead.
Fortunately, Stop the
Casino 101 Coalition has stepped in to intervene when the County would not.
Help us do what the
county lacked the guts to do! We'll fight in court for you!
http://www.stopthecasino101.com/
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