Location: California

10/31/23 8:11 PM

Horse racing returns to crisis mode with equine death ahead of Breeders’ Cup

  • Eric Fisher, Front Office Sports
More than four months after the conclusion of the historically grim 2023 Triple Crown season, horse racing has returned to a health-related... more
10/29/23 3:34 PM

California sports betting 2.0? Mystery ballot initiative proposals filed, although tribes cry foul

  • Mike Mazzeo, Legal Sports Report
Requests for two proposed California sports betting ballot initiatives were filed Friday to the Attorney General’s office, seemingly... more
10/29/23 3:27 PM

Why the biggest donor for huge San Francisco APEC summit is a Sonoma County tribal casino

  • Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle
The top donor to next month’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco is a casino 50 miles north of the city, one that... more
10/29/23 3:05 PM

California: Wilton Rancheria buys 20 acres of land near Sky River Casino

  • Brandon Downs, KOVR-TV
The Wilton Rancheria announced Thursday it purchased 20 acres of land north of the Tribe’s Sky River Casino in Elk Grove. The new... more
10/24/23 8:28 PM

California: San Manuel Tribe’s Yaamava’ Resort and Casino encourages employee growth

  • Rege Behe, CDC Gaming
After she graduated from high school, Bianca Duran’s family urged her to find work. Duran found employment at a school district near her... more
10/23/23 3:42 PM

California: Amy Ellis promoted to executive team at Graton Resort & Casino

  • Maggie Fusek, Patch
Graton Resort & Casino announced the promotion Thursday of Amy Ellis to the new position of chief human resources officer, or CHRO.... more
10/21/23 3:47 PM

California tribal gaming chair pens criticism of state’s commercial card rooms

  • Dan Holmes, PlayCA
The chairman of the California Nations Indian Gaming Association has penned a detailed criticism of commercially operated card rooms in the... more
10/21/23 3:41 PM

A 19th century massacre, mostly forgotten, clouds plans for a shimmering tribal casino in California

  • James Rainey, Los Angeles Times
To the native Wintu people it was Bohem Puyuik, the “Big Rise,” and no wonder. Mt. Shasta towered above everything else, her loins... more
10/19/23 8:15 PM

California: Morongo Charity Golf Tournaments raises more than $150,000 for charities

  • Rege Behe, CDC Gaming
The 27th Annual Morongo Charity Golf Tournament Oct. 16 raised $100,000 for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the San Gorgonio Pass and $50,000... more
10/17/23 3:44 PM

California: Agua Caliente Palm Springs Casino allows smoking again, bucking recent trend

  • Paul Albani-Burgio , Palm Springs Desert Sun
After a three-plus year hiatus, smokers can again light up a cigarette while trying their luck on the slots at the Agua Caliente Casino... more