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To: kfdkfd who wrote (533)2/28/1999 2:16:00 PM
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State Changes Position on Indian Gaming

Friday, January 8, 1999

Political changes at the state Capitol prompted changes yesterday in the state's legal position on the constitutionality of Proposition 5, the initiative to expand gambling on Indian reservations.

The state Supreme Court in San Francisco granted a request from new Attorney General Bill Lockyer to withdraw arguments submitted last week by his predecessor, Dan Lungren, who asserted that the initiative violated the state constitution.

Lockyer instead filed papers taking a neutral position on two lawsuits challenging the validity of Proposition 5.

Governor Gray Davis has said he will uphold Proposition 5 and wants to negotiate agreements with Indian tribes on the scope of reservation gambling. Former Governor Pete Wilson had refused to negotiate on the additional gambling devices that most tribes wanted.

The initiative, approved by 63 percent of voters in November, was postponed by the court last month so the justices could review two lawsuits filed by opponents. Those cases remain pending.

Proposition 5 would legalize video gambling devices and card games that now operate on dozens of California reservations without the state approval required by current law.




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