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To: myturn who wrote (2160)	9/8/1998 4:27:00 PM
From: James Lee Baldwin	Respond to of 7609

I saw mention of "Proposition 5" on a couple of other boards where ARET is discussed. All are hopeful of it passing. This is what I've found so far re: James DEL MAR - A federal panel got an earful from Indian tribal leaders split on a ballot initiative that would change the rules on casino gambling in the state. The National Gambling Impact Study Commision was established by Congress in 1996. It is holding hearings across the country on all forms of betting: lotteries, parimutuels, sports books, casinos and the like. The group convened in Del Mar on Wednesday with a focus on Indian gaming, and heard passionate arguments over Proposition 5. "I'm tired of seeing my tribe's resources, both personal and monetary, wasted on phony and unfounded scare tactics, from the infiltration of organized crime to the myth that we do not pay taxes," said Barona Tribal Chairman Anthony Pico. Look behind a "Yes on Proposition 5" sign, and you will find tribes, like the Viejas and Barona, that want to keep their video gaming machines. "We're not doing nothing no more than anyone else is doing," said Viejas Tribal Chairman Clifford LaChappa. "It's just that people don't like what we're doing. We're successful at it, and they want to get their hands in the pie." The initiative would legalize all current gambling operations in California Indian casinos. One of the chiefs points of disagreement is video gaming machines. The state contends that they are illegal, and is threatening to seize machines that tribes continue to use. Some tribes, like the Pala band, have signed a compact with the state to phase out video gaming. They oppose Proposition 5. "It is a take-it-or-leave it compact that ignores government-to-government relationships between states and tribes that our compact recognizes and respects," says Pala Tribal Chairman Robert Smith. "Nevada casinos are funding anti-Indian ads to kill competition from California casinos." Prop 5 backers say there are several opponents with a variety of agendas. The claim Nevada casinos are funding the "No on 5" effort to protect gambling interest in that state. And they say labor groups favor the state compact because it enhances union organizing efforts. "And as we see here today, that `Wedge Politics' continues: where we see union people, good people, against Native Americans," Pico said. "And that is a sad, sad situation the state is in today." While the Prop 5 debate heats up, federal prosecutors and judges are intervening at various, sometimes conflicting, levels. The gambling study commission's report is expected to come out next June.