A lawsuit filed by a coalition of California tribal operators accuses the cardroom industry of offering illegal gambling in violation of the state constitution and the California Penal Code. A dealer deals blackjack at the Garden Casino in Hawaiian Gardens, Calif., with the rotating banker position to his left. The card room is one of dozens named in the tribes’ lawsuit. (Image: LA Times) The suit, filed January 1 in the California Superior Court, could be the first of many such complaints against the cardrooms. The tribes have long complained that some of the games offered by these venues are illegal and violate tribal exclusivity on house-banked casino games, but they have previously lacked the legal recourse to challenge them. Generally speaking, state courts lack jurisdiction over tribes, which are sovereign nations. Meanwhile, federal courts tend not to interfere with California’s internal gaming laws. California Games Last year, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Tribal Nations Access to Justice Act,… Read More
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