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UT San Diego Pala Indians to put on powwow

By Linda McIntosh

PALA — Hundreds of Native Americans from across the country are expected to participate in a weekend-long powwow Aug. 22-24 put on by the Pala Band of Mission Indians.

Powwow dance contests, bird singing and drum competitions are among the highlights of the seventh annual “Honoring Traditions” Powwow at the Pala Rey Youth Camp on the Pala Indian Reservation.

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Chairman Robert Smith, Chairman of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, Pala Band of Luiseno Indians, Pala Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pala Reservation, is monitoring your comments.  He is going to track your IP address and "take action" against any tribal member posting comments he does not like.

California Online Poker Bill Gets Delayed

Any hopes that remained of getting some sort of California Online Poker legislation passed this year appear to have faded.  Looks like 2014 will not be the year for California Online Poker.  Of course everyone is upbeat and optimistic about 2015.  And why would they not be?  It means more money for lobbyists, lawyers, and politicians as yet another wave of money will try to hustle some sort of online poker bill through the State Legislature.

In The News:

casino.org California Online Poker Bills Stalled for 2014 Legislation

pokerupdate.com California Eyes 2015 for Online Poker Regulation

cardschat.com California Online Poker Bills Won’t See Daylight in 2014

cardplayer.com Card Rooms, PokerStars, Tribal Group Respond To Shelving Of California Web Poker In 2014



***WARNING*** 

Chairman Robert Smith, Chairman of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, Pala Band of Luiseno Indians, Pala Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pala Reservation, is monitoring your comments.  He is going to track your IP address and "take action" against any tribal member posting comments he does not like.

The Fence

It's still there...

Monday, August 04, 2014 - KUSI's Michael Turko opened a file on this case last November when back country residents were blindsided by a huge fence. Turko says the fence surrounds a big tract of land that's supposed to be public open space but has been taken over by a local Native American tribe [Pala].  

KUSI.com - KUSI News - San Diego CA - News, Weather, PPR



If the video doesn't load you can watch it here Monday, August 04, 2014 - KUSI's Michael Turko


***WARNING*** 

Chairman Robert Smith, Chairman of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, Pala Band of Luiseno Indians, Pala Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pala Reservation, is monitoring your comments.  He is going to track your IP address and "take action" against any tribal member posting comments he does not like.

The Fight Against Online Gaming Continues

Efforts to legalize online poker in California seem to have stalled a bit though most are still optimistic of getting a bill past in the next year or two.  The forces against online gaming, namely Sheldon Adelson and the Senators he has bought, continue their efforts to make online gambling illegal at the Federal Level.  The article below outlines the current tack Adelson's Senators are taking:

casino.org - Senators Appeal to DoJ for Reinterpretation of Wire Act

AUGUST 03, 2014 BY SAMANTHA BECKETT

Excerpt:

Three US senators have written to Attorney General Eric Holder, appealing to him to support the Restoration of America’s Wire Act. The bill, introduced earlier this year, seeks to outlaw all forms of online gambling at a federal level by adopting a previous interpretation of US gambling law. The Federal Wire Act of 1961, which was created as a means to stop organized crime from trafficking, failed to predict of the advent of the Internet age, and so leaves a lot to interpretation as to how it relates to online gambling.
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Senator Lindsey Graham, along with Diane Feinstein and Kelly Ayotte, believe that online poker is “bound to” prey on children and society’s most vulnerable.

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Also in the news:

Amaya Gaming Officially Completes Acquisition of Pokerstars and Full Tilt

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I guess the tribes better start throwing money at Graham, Feinstein, and Ayotte or else online gambling may become illegal across the entire United States.  Or does Tribal Sovereignty Trump the Federal Government's Sovereignty?  Be interesting to watch what happens at Santa Ysabel now that they have started offering Online Poker.  What will the government do if anything?


Santa Ysabel Tribe Answers Queries Regarding PrivateTable.com

Californian Online Poker A Catalyst For US Expansion

***WARNING*** 

Chairman Robert Smith, Chairman of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, Pala Band of Luiseno Indians, Pala Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pala Reservation, is monitoring your comments.  He is going to track your IP address and "take action" against any tribal member posting comments he does not like.