Lawsuit Filed Against California Sports Wagering Ballot Initiative

Lawsuit Filed Against California Sports Wagering Ballot Initiative
The Morongo Casino Resort and Spa is seen near Cabazon, Calif. on June 29, 2007. David McNew/Getty Images
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Two California card rooms announced March 7 they filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court to challenge a ballot initiative promoted by nine California Indian tribes, alleging the initiative violates state law.

The Hollywood Park Casino and Cal-Pac Rancho Cordova, called on the court to bar the ballot initiative—the California Sports Wagering Regulation and Unlawful Gambling Enforcement Act—from the November ballot as it allegedly violates California’s “single-subject” rule, which prohibits citizen-led ballot initiatives from involving multiple topics.