Another Step Toward New Compacts in California

Late last week, the California state Senate approved the new compacts for five tribes. (We discussed the politically fraught nature of those discussions in our April 9th post.) The compacts now will go before the Assembly, where labor unions and the horse-racing industry will continue to lobby for deals that protect their interests.

As one analyst put it, any result will "make somebody mad. The question [for state legislators] is, which very powerful well-monied, extremely influential interest are you willing to take on?" Whose interests will win out? We'll keep you posted.

Read more on the deal here. For more info on California's state legislative process, click here.