The California Assembly Judiciary Committee advanced a bill allowing Indian tribes to sue cardrooms to defend their exclusive gaming rights.
Members of the Judiciary Committee voted 6-0 “do pass” on SB 549, buying into the tribal argument that providing tribes standing for a one-time lawsuit is the best way to resolve their longstanding dispute with cardrooms.
Asm. Brian Maienschein, chair of the Judiciary Committee, compared the debate around the legality of how cardrooms offer traditionally house-banked games such as blackjack and baccarat to the movie Groundhog Day. It keeps coming up in front of the legislature.
“For me, what pulled me over to being in favor of this bill are the issues in front of this committee, and will this perhaps help the process that may put an end to this issue?”
