[calcowgirl]

if California is going to go all-out with Casinos instead of just have them in isolated Indian Reservation areas, then we ought to have real casinos, with sports betting, all the games, not just blackjack,

I agree. It would be a whole lot more honest to just put an initiative on the ballot to legalize gambling. The casinos would sure be a lot more fun than the ones now.

... and let people other than Indians make all the money. Why the pretense?

Indians can claim sovereignty, significantly reducing the level of monitoring and enforcement that can be imposed by the State. It doesn't seem to matter that the Indian casinos are run by Las Vegas interests now (who definitely make a huge chunk of those profits), as long as it is on sovereign land.

[NormsRevenge]

Think of it as an example of a public private venture and the state gets its cut and the mob does too.

[fish hawk]

Actually it is pretty smart of the Indians who know very little about running a gambling casino to hire seasoned,experienced people to do so. Yes, they pay them handsomely but gain millions more for their reservations. I liken this to people who know very little about the stock market hiring Brokers to help them buy stocks. They get paid well for their services.

[BenLurkin]

The Queen Mary in Long Beach would make a fine casino.