California Governor Gavin Newsom may opt not to sign a bill banning sweepstakes casinos due to his aspirations to become President, says the Indian Gaming Association (IGA).
Victor Rocha, conference chairman for the IGA, said Newsom does not want to anger young voters who could be key to his future ambitions.
Speaking on the New Normal webinar, Rocha said, “He wants to be president, so he doesn’t want to [anger] the 18-35 demographic.”
However, Rocha believes that rather than vetoing the legislation, Newsom is likely to take a “no action” stance, which would lead to the ban becoming law.
Bill AB 831 is awaiting Newsom’s signature after being passed by lawmakers in California last week. The Governor has yet to make his opinion on the legislation clear and has not made any public comments about sweepstakes casinos.
