San Pasqual Wins Suit – Judge Orders More Slots

Back in June I posted that the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians filed a $550 million claim against California saying the governor has refused to adhere to a 1999 compact which should allow the tribe a total of 2000 slots.

Yesterday, the Honorable Frank C. Damrell, Jr., Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, entered final judgment that Indian tribes conducting gaming in California are entitled to an additional 10,549 slot machines under their compacts with the state.

The decision orders the State of California to undertake a draw within 45 days to assign the gaming devices to the various tribes gaming in California.