The tribes are implacably opposed to all forms of online casino gaming and online sports betting being run here by major commercial companies - and the heavy defeats of recent attempts at legalization underscored the power they wield.Īdditionally, there are three other parties who want a say, namely the card rooms - to which the tribes are extremely hostile - the racetracks, and the California legislature. First among these is the Native American tribes that run all the several dozen brick-and-mortar California casinos. To cut a very long story short, there are several powerful competing interests on the casino gambling scene.
