Follow the money - somebody is getting a payoff.
Like Mr. Burns said when he opened a casino on “The Simpsons”: “Smithers, look at all of those idiots lining up to give me their money. And the most amazing thing is that it’s perfectly legal.”
Why the hell should California continue to give a monopoly on casinos to a favored group? If there’s going to be casino gambling, open it up to everyone. At least with non-Indian casinos, the state could regulate, audit, and tax them.
I have a better idea: let anybody apply to open a casino anywhere in the State — or close them all completely. It’s high times that the prejudicial treatment surrounding this issue end once and for all.