California is never boring when it comes to gaming politics. On one hand, you have the Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation of the Cortina Rancheria [which] has signed a new partnership with Australian social gaming powerhouse Virtual Gaming Worlds (VGW).
On the other hand, lawmakers are trying to slam the brakes [with] Assembly Bill 831, which would ban sweepstakes casinos statewide. The collision was bound to happen, and now it has.
The Kletsel tribe, with just 297 enrolled members, doesn’t have the advantage of sitting on a high-traffic tourism corridor with slot machines buzzing 24/7.
That is where VGW comes in. Through its economic development arm, KEDA, the tribe has agreed to host VGW’s free-to-play platforms, including Chumba Casino and LuckyLand Slots.
