Unlikely alliance between California gaming tribes

27 Sep 2007

CALIFORNIA -- As reported by the Capitol Weekly: "For more than three years, the Pala Band of Mission Indians and the United Auburn Indian Community have been locked in a legal struggle with racetrack owners over the validity of gaming deals the tribes signed with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

"But now, even as their internecine legal battle continues, the courtroom combatants have joined forces in an effort to repeal four new compacts ratified by the Legislature earlier this year.

"The legal fight is largely motivated by one man's struggle to bring slot machines to the racetracks his company owns and operates. Terry Fancher is the managing partner of Stockbridge Capital Group, the parent company of Hollywood Park and Bay Meadows racetracks. Since September 2004, Fancher and the racetracks he runs have sought to have the Pala and Auburn compacts ruled invalid by the courts.

"...The lawsuit stems from the 2004 compacts signed by Schwarzenegger. Those agreements gave five tribes, including United Auburn, the right to have an unlimited number of slot machines at their casinos. In exchange, the tribes pay a per-machine fee for each slot added to the casino floor.

"...The lawsuit has been long and contentious.

"But now, in a relationship of convenience, forces on both sides of that legal question are fighting against the 2006 compacts signed by Schwarzenegger for some of the state's largest gaming tribes..."

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	Unlikely alliance between California gaming tribes 27 Sep 2007 CALIFORNIA -- As reported by the Capitol Weekly: "For more than three years, the Pala Band of Mission Indians and the United Auburn Indian Community have been locked in a legal struggle with racetrack owners over the validity of gaming deals the tribes signed with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. "But now, even as their internecine legal battle continues, the courtroom combatants have joined forces in an effort to repeal four new compacts ratified by the Legislature earlier this year. "The legal fight is largely motivated by one man's struggle to bring slot machines to the racetracks his company owns and operates. Terry Fancher is the managing partner of Stockbridge Capital Group, the parent company of Hollywood Park and Bay Meadows racetracks. Since September 2004, Fancher and the racetracks he runs have sought to have the Pala and Auburn compacts ruled invalid by the courts. "...The lawsuit stems from the 2004 compacts signed by Schwarzenegger. Those agreements gave five tribes, including United Auburn, the right to have an unlimited number of slot machines at their casinos. In exchange, the tribes pay a per-machine fee for each slot added to the casino floor. "...The lawsuit has been long and contentious. "But now, in a relationship of convenience, forces on both sides of that legal question are fighting against the 2006 compacts signed by Schwarzenegger for some of the state's largest gaming tribes..."

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