July 26, 2024
Negotiations between two California tribes and the state over sports gaming compacts are winding down after nearly a year, while another tribe awaits intervention from the U.S. Department of the Interior to assist in talks after the Golden State failed to consent to a third agreement.
October 26, 2023
The state of California failed to negotiate in good faith with the Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians on a Class III gaming compact, a federal judge said, ordering the parties to continue talks to resolve the dispute under the guidelines of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
April 11, 2023
A California federal judge will not consolidate separate suits by two tribes that claim the state violated the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act by acting in bad faith in gambling compact negotiations, agreeing with California that consolidation is not advisable.
July 14, 2022
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked a federal judge to deny the consolidation of two suits by tribes that claim the state has acted in bad faith in gambling compact negotiations, arguing the tribes negotiated separately and shouldn't be joined in litigation.