The record cash the dueling measures have drawn — more than half a billion dollars — underscores how high the stakes are for many tribes' finances.
, worry Proposition 27 would drive business away from tribal casinos and let existing sports betting platforms control the market in the state.Sycuan was one of the first tribes to offer gaming in the region when it opened its high-stakes bingo hall in 1983, he said.
In 1998, Californians voted in favor of authorizing tribal casinos through Proposition 5, which was later deemed unconstitutional by the court. Following that decision, voters passed Proposition 1A in the March 2000 election, amending the state Constitution and allowing the governor to negotiate compacts with federally recognized tribes to operate certain types of gambling on their lands.
A 2019 study from the University of Washington School of Public Health found that tribal casinos are correlated withamong Native Americans within Native communities in California. The study found that the tribes with casinos — about half of the 81 tribes surveyed — had more resources for health, community and recreational infrastructure.