Pechanga vows to pursue casino pacts

PECHANGA INDIAN RESERVATION —- Tribal leaders condemned what they called the influence of a “corrupt” labor union but vowed to continue to push for permission to more than triple the number of gambling machines at their casino just south of Temecula.

Read the rest >>

Sat, September 2nd, 2006

Related Gambling News:

Gambling casinos history:

  • Indian tribes have used their position as sovereign entities to develop a number of gaming establishments. Indian casinos operate in 22 states. This number is expected to grow.
  • Catholics were found to be more likely to gamble than Protestants and other religious groups. Catholics were also found to be less likely to disapprove of gambling than other religious groups.
  • Casino gambling, including Indian gaming, is legal in 27 states and most of the casinos have been built in the last 5 years according to "America's Gambling Fever", U. S. News and World Report, 15 Jan 1996
  • Although baccara has its origins in medieval Italy, it soon spread to France, where it was called "chemin de fer" (meaning railway, due to the action of the card box or shoe passing around the table on "tracks").