California Sports Betting Update: State GOP Says No to Both Measures

The CA Republican Party on Friday announced its positions on the ballot measures sledding before voters in November, and when it came to the II sports betting measures, the GOP’s delegates took the same perspective on both.

The company formally voted to contradict Proposition 26, which would decriminalise retail sports betting at tribal casinos and state-licensed racetracks, and Proposition 27, which would allow online sports betting across the state.

“Voters are with Republicans on the ideas, and with our last ballot initiative positions now inward place, we are ready to lay in the process to ensure that voters are with us again this November,” tell company Chairwoman Jessica Millan Patterson said in a statement. “From now until polls close, we will live talking to voters near these important initiatives.”

Last month, the California Democratic Party proclaimed its executive director table formally voted to controvert Prop 27. However, it chose to remain neutral on Prop 26. And just now last week, the country legislative leaders from both parties came together to announce their opponent to the online measure.

Tribal Group Quick to Respond

Tribal gaming supporters were ready to pounce on the GOP’s place – at least its opponent to the online sports betting measure. On Friday afternoon, the “Coalition for Safe, Responsible Gaming,” a tribal-backed political citizens committee that supports Prop 26 and opposes Prop 27, issued a financial statement noting that both major parties were in unison on Prop 27. That statement included remarks from both party’s chairs, and each claimed the online measure hurts tribal gaming.

Prop 27 breaks the assure made to California’s Native American tribes to subsidization them the monarch right hand to control gaming inwards Calif. inward enjoin to improve the lives of their communities crossways the state,” Patterson said. “We stand up with CA tribes and counterbalance Prop 27.”

Patterson’s commentary was also published by “Californians for Tribal Sovereignty and Safe Gaming,” another tribal-backed committee that’s opposed to Prop 27.

While the party seems to endorse tribal gaming, the GOP did non read the next stone's throw to sustenance – or regular remain neutral on – Prop 26.

In a statement to Casino.org, Ellie Hockenbury, the country GOP lieutenant executive director director and communication theory director, said that Republican leaders are wary near a purvey inward Prop 26 that would grant tribes or other groups to make cardroom casinos to tribunal o'er allegations of illegal gaming practices.

“Prop. 26 threatens jobs and local economies and is an elaboration of PAGA-like provisions, chess opening the door to frivolous lawsuits where businesses can buoy follow sued regardless of whether or non they are found in violation,” Hockenbury said. “We fare not backing Prop. 26 and the uncertainness it would ply for businesses and the local communities that rely on them.”

Tribal gaming supporters exact the PAGA – little for Private Attorney General Act – would non harm any cardroom that’s acting inward accordance of rights with land laws.

Besides retail sports betting and the PAGA provision, Prop 26 would also tolerate tribal casinos to bid roulette and dice-based tabulate games at their casinos.

Dems Want to Send ‘Clear Message’ on Prop 27

In his statement made through the coalition, Rusty Hicks, chairman of the CA Democratic Party, echoed Patterson’s remark around standing with the tribes, adding that Prop 27 threatens their sovereignty.

“Together, we tin direct a illuminate content to out-of-state corporations who seek to work California’s initiative cognitive operation for their possess gain,” Hicks said. “The Golden State Democratic Party testament tie with 10 million Democrats to licking Prop 27 in November.”

California Democrats chose to remain neutral on Prop 26 because nation chapters of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) experience add up out inwards warm opposite to the measure. AFSCME represents local authorities workers crossways the state, and several communities have got come in out against Prop 26 because of language that could track to lawsuits against cardroom casinos. Those casinos are often cay revenue generators for littler cities crosswise the state.

Millions Raised for Campaigns

According to Cal-Access, the online military campaign finance database pass past the Secretary of State’s office, the foursome groups that make been naturalized to either oppose or financial support the ii sports betting propositions make raised $364.4 one thousand thousand toward their campaigns to see to it their face bring home the bacon on Nov. 8. That’s considered to live a put down amount for an initiative in California.

The “Coalition for Safe, Responsible Gaming” has raised $106.7 million. That money has follow from several tribal gaming entities inward the state.

“Californians for Solutions to Homelessness and Mental Health Support,” a pro-Prop 27 radical funded past VII national sports betting operators, has received $150 million.

“Californians for Tribal Sovereignty” has received $66.2 zillion from various gaming tribes.

And “Taxpayers Against Special Interest Monopolies,” an anti-Prop 26 effort funded past cardroom casinos, has raised $41.5 million.

Cal-Access also notes that each of the groups feature contributed $384,500 of their cash in hand to either body politic or local political parties.

“Taxpayers” has given the most. It gave $200,000 to the land Democratic Party inwards May. It also gave $25,500 to the res publica GOP in ii contributions, and both of those came inwards May.

“Californians for Solutions” has given $95,000. The California Republican River Party received a $50,000 part in June, and the land Democratic Party received a $25,000 share on the same day. Back inwards February, the grouping gave $20,000 to the Los Angeles County Democratic Party.

“Californians for Tribal Sovereignty” has allocated $53,500, and all of that went to the res publica Democratic Party inwards tierce payments from Feb through May.

The “Coalition” has given $10,500. Of that, $3,500 went to the Golden State Democratic Party inward June, and another $2,500 went to the San Diego County GOP. The remaining funds, no more than $571.43 apiece, went to 8 county-level Democratic Party chapters.

Casino.org has reached out for point out on those contributions, but no i has responded as of Fri evening.