Sacramento judge rules tribes’ SB 549 lawsuit is pre-empted by federal law
Sacramento Superior Court Judge Lauri A. Damrell issued a tentative ruling on 10 October finding that tribes’ lawsuit under California’s SB 549 is pre-empted by the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. She said she would adopt the ruling as the court’s order, subject to possible appeals; the decision was not yet final in the material reported.
The ruling challenges the route tribes can use to sue California cardrooms over alleged violations of tribal gaming rights.