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Indians seek Palm Springs entertainment facility - 2004-01-26
The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is seeking approval to transform a square-mile portion of downtown Palm Springs into a multibillion-dollar complex including high-rises, shopping malls, restaurants, a theme park and a second casino.

The tribe revealed an initiative last week for the November ballot that would raise payments to the state in exchange for more gambling rights. The proposal would omit state restrictions that offer a maximum of 2,000 slot machines and two casinos per tribe.
Read the full story at Oakland Tribune

Major stakes, gambling initiatives Card rooms target tribe's monopoly - 2004-01-26
California is preparing for a ferocious political battle between the state's influential and well-heeled gambling interests: the racetracks and card clubs that for decades had an sole handle on the business of accepting legal wagers, and the Indian tribes that were given sole rights to offer Las Vegas-style casino games nearly four years ago.

The table stakes are big.
Read the full story at San Francisco Chronicle