California tribes prepare appeal of their suit against cardrooms

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 8:11 PM
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  • Brian Joseph, Casino Reports

The appeal of the California’s gaming tribes’ suit against the state’s cardrooms inched forward this month with the Third District Court of Appeal docketing the case.

Briefs in the matter, however, will not be filed until next year, Casino Reports has learned.

Notices of appeal and notices of the filing of notices of appeal were filed the final week of November in Sacramento Superior Court. The Third District Court of Appeal in California reported receiving the notices on Dec. 4, formally paving the way for the gaming tribes to continue their legal battle with the cardrooms.

The filings offer no insight into what the tribes will be arguing on appeal.