Editorial: Feinstein And Pelosi Must Nix Power Play Share (CA – Carcieri Fix)
Sacramento Bee (August 16, 2010) Congress has a sordid history of quietly slipping riders into appropriations bills
that have serious implications, and it appears to be on the verge of a doozy that would have direct implications for
California. At the behest of Indian tribes and their lobbyists, some members of Congress are seeking a "fix" to a 2009 U.S.
Supreme Court decision that cast doubt on the federal government's authority to permit some bands of Indians to create new
reservation land.

Casino Payments Cannot Be Garnisheed For Child Support (CA- Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians – Child Support)
North County Times (August 14, 2010) Christina Brown said her children's father, a member of the wealthy Viejas tribe, owes
more than $20,000 in overdue child support payments. But state courts can't collect the money, because the state has no authority
over the tribe, which provides lavish payments to its members from casino revenues.

California Expanding Problem Gambling Help At State Poker Rooms (CA – Help for Gambling Addiction)
Casino Gambling Web (August 14, 2010) The state of California is one of the leaders in the casino gambling industry boom over
the past decade. Along with being a leader, comes the responsibility of also leading the way when it comes to helping gamblers
who may develop addictions in these casinos. This week, California unveiled a new web-based program that will give all state
casinos access to a list of self-excluded gamblers. The gamblers currently have the opportunity to sign up for the program
on paper, but now will have the chance to sign up online. 

Favorite Public Golf Courses In California (CA – Favorite Casino Courses)
Los Angeles Times (August 15, 2010) Forget the Scots. Golf was invented in America. There's a petroglyph at Chaco Canyon in
New Mexico showing Kokopelli, a mystical Anasazi figure, holding a 9-iron. The descendants of the ancestral Puebloans now have
run amok with the sport, and tribal golf is about as good as it gets in California. Here's a look at some favorite courses.

Yurok Tribe challenges California Marine Act (CA – Yurok Tribe)
Indian Country Today (August 16, 2010) The Yurok Tribe’s message to the state Marine Life Protection Act’s Blue Ribbon Task Force
may have done some good. “For the first time, I got a sense that the task force group was paying attention to the tribe’s concerns,”
Thomas O’Rourke Sr., Yurok Tribe chairman, said after task force meetings.

California Men Face Allegations Of Illegal Races With Horses On Coke, Meth (CA – Horse Racing)
Courier Mail (August 16, 2010) A group of men have been charged with animal cruelty and illegal gambling for operating a clandestine
horse-racing circuit in San Joaquin County, California, that involved doping horses with methamphetamine and cocaine. With the help
of confidential informants, undercover investigators from the state's Bureau of Gambling Control infiltrated races at private ranches
in California towns Stockton, Lodi, Escalon and Ceres over three years, The Record said. Investigators wore hidden cameras and audio
recorders.

Nevada Casinos Seeing Revenue Decline For Third Straight Year (NV – Gaming Revenues)
Casino Gambling Web (August 15, 2010) The Nevada casino industry was once so powerful that other states and countries did not
even attempt to steal their business. The economic recession, however, has left Nevada casinos vulnerable, and other areas are
taking advantage. Nevada casinos are expected to have declining revenue for the third straight fiscal year. In June, revenue
was down almost seven percent, bringing the overall decline for this fiscal year to 4.3% from 2009. 

Government-Run No Longer Describes The Indian Health System (US – Indian Health Care System)
Mark Trahant – Kaiser Media Fellow (August 16, 2010) A single phrase is often used to define the Indian health system: “Government-run.”
Add those two words to any discussion about health care or reform and most people reach an immediate conclusion about the merits of
the agency. Now it is time for the phrase to disappear because it no longer accurately describes the Indian health system. After
all, tribes or tribally authorized nonprofit agencies administer more than half of the IHS budget, through the Self-Determination
Act or Self-Governance compacts.