AB 687 for Indian Slot Machine Gaming

AB 687 is just one in a long line of propositions attempting to promote Indian slot machine gaming. It was only brought into play after both Proposition 1A and proposition 5 had been around the block, thus leaving Indian slot machine gaming not much further ahead than they had been before the legislature had a crack at them.

AB 687 was only brought into play after Proposition A was adopted in March 2000. Proposition A was only signed after Proposition 5 was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Prop 5 was supposed to assist Indian slot machine gaming within the state.

Prop 1A changed the California Constitution to allow the legalization of slot machines, lottery games, and banking games. However, it only allows the operation of the slot machines and such on Indian tribal land. But there is one caveat for the Indians; they have to sign a slot machine and gaming compact with the state in order to be allowed the gaming.

The compact will allow them the slot machines, only upon the approval of the governor and the federal government, and their revenue has to be shared with the state, the government, and non-gaming tribes. Prop 1A also limited the number of slot machines that they would be allowed to no more than 2,000 per tribe.

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