Commentary: The family that owns a large card room in Hawaiian Gardens, a tiny city – just one square mile – in Los Angeles County, has committed $5-plus million just this year to lobbying against SB 549. 📝 DanCALmatters
Hawaiian Gardens is located just a few blocks from the boundary of Newman’s district and taxes on the Gardens Casino, one of the state’s largest card rooms, provides more than two-thirds of the otherwise impoverished city’s revenue.The casino’s late founder, Dr. Irving Moskowitz, was a major financier for settlements in territory claimed by both Israelis and Palestinians.
Moskowitz died in 2016 but three years later the casino, now managed by his son, paid $3.15 million to settlethat it had concealed a $2.8 million federal penalty for violating anti-money laundering laws when applying for a new state license. The casino was allowed to continue operations, but its owners now see SB 549 as an existential threat to themselves and other card room owners.Want to submit a guest commentary or reaction to an article we wrote? You can find our
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