Casino San
Pablo Bingo Machines Targeted
As reported by the San Francisco
Chronicle: "Assemblywoman Loni Hancock, D-Berkeley,
asked state Attorney General Bill Lockyer on Monday
to investigate the new video bingo machines at Casino
San Pablo, charging that they were nearly identical
to slot machines.
"Hancock, whose district includes
Casino San Pablo, said the Lytton Band of Pomo Indians
had taken advantage of a loophole in state law when
it added 500 video bingo machines in August.
"…'Bingo is supposed to be a communal
game. But with these, who do you play against? I
don't know, and the player doesn't know either,'
said Hancock aide Armando Viramontes.
"…The Lytton Band's spokesman, Doug
Elmets, defended the bingo machines last month and
said the tribe was committed to operating within
current law…"
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