Picayune Rancheria Chairman Morris Reid whines about the tribe losing millions. What he FAILS to mention is that he's gained THOUSANDS for himself by disenrolling over 500 of his fellow tribal citizens. Is that like killing your parents and then asking for mercy because you are an orphan, Morris, you TWIT?!
California's Indian gaming tribes are entitled to operate 10,549 more slot machines thanks to a federal court order involving the owners of Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino.
Yesterday's court judgment caps a case brought by the Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians in Colusa County against the California Gambling Control Commission. The suit, which the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians joined, alleged the state miscalculated formulas used to allot licenses for gaming devices to tribes.
The decision orders the state to undertake a drawing within 45 days to divvy the new slot machines among California tribes. About 56 tribes currently hold gaming compacts with the state.
In a statement, Morris Reid, tribal chair of the Picayune Rancheria based in Coarsegold, said the state lost upwards of $30 million in potential tax revenue from the slot machines denied to the tribes.
"The state and tribes lost millions of dollars the past decade that they can never get back due to the state's miscalculation of the number of gaming machines available under the compacts, but the federal court's decision wisely corrects this going forward," Reid said. "This is a great win for all of Indian Country." OP: NOT ALL, Morris, you ass. Not for those tribal members YOU and your family tossed to the curb! HOW is this a great win for THEM?
this really doesnt make much sense since Pechanga and other Casinos took out hundreds of slots lately so they wouldnt have to pay tax on them...so why do they need more?..or is it for when they think the economy is better?..
ReplyDeleteExcellent points cousin. How do these tribal leaders sleep at night?
ReplyDeletehey O Pechanga ..looks like your hit counter is going to hit 300,000 today...good that last 100,000 hits went by face..whiuch proves people are paying attention to your site..and i might add...i am not tribal and used to go to Pechanga weekly until i read this site!!wont step inside now...congratulations!!!!
ReplyDeletethe above was supposed to say...the last 100,000 on ur counter went by fast....stupid keyboard..lol
ReplyDeleteWhat this story shows is that it is not just Pechanga that is violating the rights of their people and profiting from it.
ReplyDeleteA lot of other tribes who have large successful casinos are doing the same thing.
PECHANGA NEEDS TO TURN BACK TO THE RULE OF LAW AND AWAY FROM THE LAWLESSNESS THAT NOW INFECTS OUR TRIBE!
HOW did 500 people get disenrolled from Picayune? Do people know?
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