Push For California Online Poker In 2017 May Be Doomed Before It Even Begins
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Prospects of passage in 2017 looking dim
Amaya/PokerStars, along with 888 and Caesars Entertainment, partners with the Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians, and Pala Interactive, an enterprise of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, will continue to lobby legislators, aware they each stand a chance of grabbing a major share of an online poker industry.
A number of tribes – Rincon, Pala, United Auburn and the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, to name a few – may also be anxious to get into the online poker business, but are aware of the futility of lobbying the issue without tribal consensus.
“We’re not really going to try and carry any water on the issue unless the other tribal coalitions – the Morongo group and the Pechanga group – move something forward in some kind of compromise,” Stallings said.
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Also:
Virtual Sports Betting In Nevada Will Soon Be A Reality
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Leap Gaming in California
Inspired isn’t the only virtual sports provider trying to get a foot in the door in the US market.
Earlier this year, the Pala Band of Mission Indians in California partnered with Leap Gaming to add virtual sports to its social casino. Perhaps, further down the road, virtual sports will be added its real-money online gambling products, including the tribe’s NJ online casino.
“I’m very excited about this new collaboration with Leap Gaming which will allow us to be one of the first platforms to launch virtual sports as a social gaming product in North America,” said Pala Interactive’s Chief Social Gaming Officer Brett Calapp in a press release.
Calapp went on to hint about virtual sports expanding to other platforms.
“Leap’s virtual sports products are truly state of the art and provide a visually stunning player experience across all platforms,” he said. “We look forward to start offering this premium content to our customers.”
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Remember, the Executive Committee owns Pala Interactive, not the tribe. However, they used tribal money to launch it.
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That's why Pala interactive is never brought up for discussion at the tribal meetings because the Pala people don't own or get any money from Pala interactive, just some of the EC and their partners. I would ask about Pala Interactive and if we could see a financial report about how it's done "IF" other members would back Me at a meeting and not leave me hanging when Robert says "not on the agenda" let's move on. That is his way of avoiding having to answer the members.
Pala General Council Meetings are governed by Robert's Rules of Order. These are not Robert Smith's rules, but come from a book written by Henry Roberts which contains a guideline for conducting meetings.
Items not on the agenda can be introduced as a parliamentary inquiry, as unfinished business, or as new business. Here is a quote from an expert on Robert's Rules of Order:
"The agenda is designed to serve the entire organization by bringing order to the meeting and helping members keep on track. It is not the [Chairman's] agenda or his or her idea of what should go on at the meeting. The [Chairman] has not been elected to enforce his or her will on the assembly. He or she has been elected to lead the organization and to be impartial and fair in conducting the meeting."
So a member can rise and say:
"Mr. Chairman, I rise to a parliamentary inquiry."
The Chairman is required to recognize a member who rises with an inquiry.
The member then can state:
"I notice that the agenda does not list any opportunity to discuss new business. Will the Chairman kindly inform this member when new business can be discussed."
If the Chairman continues to ignore you, raise a point of order. If that is ignored make a motion and get it seconded. It would be wise to have a prearrangement with another member who will be present and is prepared to second the motion. I suggest the motion be to have it added to the agenda for the next meeting that the Executive Committee make a presentation to the General Council disclosing the Band's involvement in Pala Interactive, where the money for financing the venture comes from, how Pala Interactive will benefit the Band, and why no information for Pala Interactive appears on the financial report provided to the Band.
If the Chairman ignores the motion, place the motion before the General Council, ask for discussion and take a vote.
If you follow these instructions and the Chairman refuses to acknowledge the motion, then you know that you have a dictator who works for his own benefit and doesn't care about the Band. I think you already know this, but it would be confirmation that the meetings are for show and that your votes are meaningless.
General Council Meetings at Pala are governed by Robert's Rules of Order. These are not Robert Smith's rules. They come from a book by Henry Robert's that has guidelines for conducting meetings.
Here is quote from an expert on Robert's Rules of Order:
"Yes, a member can bring items to the floor if the [Chairman] does not put them on the agenda. The agenda is designed to serve the entire organization by bringing order to the meeting and helping members keep on track. It is not the [Chairman's] agenda or his idea of what should go on at the meeting. The [Chairman] has not been elected to enforce his or her will on the assembly. He has been elected to lead the organization and to be impartial and fair in conducting meetings."
So any member can rise and make a parliamentary inquiry. I suggest that a concerned member rise and ask why the agenda does not list new business, and when it would be appropriate to bring up new business. This way the Chairman does not know what new business the member wishes to discuss, only that it should be added to the agenda. If the Chairman ignores or rejects the request for a discussion of new business, the member can make a point of order. If that is ignored then a member can make a motion (and will hopefully have someone else present ready and willing to second the motion) that an agenda item for new business be added.
If this is rejected or ignored then you will have confirmation that the meetings are for show and that your vote in meaningless. I think you already know this, but the Chairman is a dictator, and does whatever he wants.
Tony Perry, Pala Tribe Roiled by Bloodline Dispute, Los Angeles Times, March 17, 2012.
19 Assuming all 162 received full per capita payments, the amount repurposed back to the tribe would be $1,215,000 per month and $14,580,000 per year. Taking a conservative approach, if 54 receive per capita payments, $405,000 would be disbursed monthly and $4,860,000 annually. This amount does not include cost of health care, education and other tribal government programs.
In 2009, at 9-months of age, K.P. and Kristopher, twins, were placed in a foster care setting; they were placed in the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. The court notified the Pala Band and Tribal Chairman Smith notified the court that the twins were eligible for enrollment. In December 2013, the G.’s, after troubled visits with the mother, Michelle T., sought more control over visits and asked San Diego County Health and Human Service Agency to reinstate dependency jurisdiction. The Pala Band of Mission Indians informed the Agency that back in February of 2012, the twins were no longer enrolled and thus not eligible for membership due to lack of proper blood quantum degree.
Approximately 80 federally recognized tribes are practicing disenrollment. The Supreme Court’s Santa Clara ruling has sanctioned these actions, but why these acts are unfolding is still not truly understood. Gabriel Galanda speculates that gaming per capita could be a reason.12 In a forthcoming publication, "Dismembered: Banishment, Disenrollment & Statelessness in Indian Country," Dr. Wilkins produces categorical findings on disenrollment, banishment, gaming and per capita payments. In California, according to the research, 23 tribes are engaged in disenrollment and 2 in banishment. Of the 25 California tribes, 20 operate gaming facilities of which 17 disburse per capita checks. Given the high occurrences in California, there are two cases that exemplify disenrollment. Both include tribal governments that engage in gaming operations and both engage in per capita programs. Also, both are located in Southern California.
We will never see any of this money,it belongs to the PALA E.C.
And what does this court case have to do with anything anyway. Fyi Mr and Mrs g were afraid michelle t was close to regaining custody of her twins so they along with the pala social worker Maria g and Janet g fabricated a story to fill the courts with bullcrap. There was never any troubled visits to speak of with the mother. Cps and pala ec have a lot in common they both don't give a crap about Indian children being split up and families torn apart.its disgusting how curupt and evil they can be .to the parents face they appear to be on there side then behind there back they snatch up there kids and no matter what the parent does they don't give them back . They adopt them out to the first white family they can find like the g s from day one icwa was violated in this case so sad for those twins .
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