Why off-reservation casinos are a bad idea for California
Skift Take
What is and isn't an Indian casino in the U.S. is so much about local politics and creative boundaries that a battle like this amounts to not much more than closing the gate after the horses have escaped.
It's been a dozen years since California voters approved casinos on tribal land. The most dire warnings about unchecked expansion of Las Vegas-style gambling haven't played out, but that doesn't mean gambling interests aren't working every angle.
Card rooms and race tracks haven't given up on winning state approval for slot machines.
Internet operators are lobbying in Sacramento for online poker.
Lately, there's renewed talk of legalizing sports betting in the Golden State.
Meanwhile, the number of Indian casinos has increased by 50 percent, from 41 when Proposition 1A
