The owner of Harrah’s Resort Southern California, the Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians, has decided not to have the state of California oversee its gaming operations following the 2011 Supreme Court ruling. The tribe will work directly with the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) in the future as the first California gaming tribe to do so.
Oversight agreement:
The State and Rincon agreed in November that regulatory oversight of this tribe’s gaming operations shall be conducted by NIGC and that California shall withdraw from the provision of regulatory oversight. As a consequence, Rincon signed the oversight agreement with NIGC on January 3 to end its long-lasting struggle with the…