Associated Press
INDEPENDENCE, Calif. (AP) – Gov. Jerry Brown has signed an agreement authorizing a gambling casino on the reservation of a small Native American tribe just east of the Kings Canyon National Park in Inyo County.
Brown signed the tribal-state compact Thursday with the Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians, a federally recognized tribe. The agreeement allows for as many as 800 slot machines.
The compact includes provisions to protect employees and patrons, as well as measures to protect the environment during the construction and operation of the facility. The agreement also funds local programs that address gambling addiction.
The tribe will share up to 10 percent of the revenue with tribes that are not gaming or that are otherwise not substantially benefiting from gaming.
