California’s Tribal Gaming Industry is Confusing 

Either they have the business or they don’t – which is what a lot of people are wondering in the state of California. The tribes keep complaining that their numbers are down and that they don’t have the ability to keep up with the amount of money that they were paying the state. They say that they are in a recession and that they have seen their slot machine numbers drop drastically and so they don’t think that they have much of a chance of making nearly the same amount of money that they used to. 

They also said that they don’t think that they will see that kind of money for a long time. But then in the next breath they say that they need more slot machines so that they can bring in more money. The administration of the state tried to block the request as they said that adding more slot machines was not what was needed. They argued that more slot machines would lead to traffic congestion and a spike in crime, and they said that with the numbers down they didn’t need them. 

The tribes took it to court and the administration was shot down. So it appears that they will be able to bring in more slot machines. Experts say that even if you bring in more slot machines this does not mean that you are going to bring in more money – something the tribe does not seem to understand. If people aren’t playing the slot machines that you have now, what makes you think that they are going to play them if you bring in more of them? 

It remains to be seen as to how many more slot machines will be allowed in, but they will be bringing in more – which many people seem to think will only muddy the waters.