A San Diego County Indian tribe says a federal court decision to rescind a gambling compact will save it almost $100 million in either returned payments to the state or future fees.
The U.S. District Court selection Monday permits the Pauma Band of Mission Indians to return to its original agreement with all the California Gambling Handle Commission in 2000.
The Paumas stated in their complaint that the state mistakenly informed the tribe – through an erroneous calculation – that there have been no extra out there gambling licenses beneath the preceding compact.
This was especially problematic for the tribe because it had created a take care of Park Spot Entertainment, which is now referred to as Caesars Entertainment Inc., to develop and handle a Caesars casino on its reservation.
The tribe was told that if it wanted to expand, it would need to renegotiate a new agreement with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The new 2004 agreement cost drastically extra, and Pauma filed suit in 2009.
The federal court ruling will save Pauma at the least $7.four million annually by way of 2022, or greater than $65 million. The Pauma tribe may also be repaid for $33 million in past payments to the state via either a return of funds or credit for future payments. Those facts will probably be ironed out at a hearing in April.
A spokesman for the state attorney general’s office was not promptly in a position to comment.
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