Vote YES on Props 94, 95, 96 & 97
The Indian Gaming Revenue Agreements

Voting YES gives our state billions in new revenues without raising taxes.

Under new Indian Gaming Revenue Agreements negotiated by Governor Schwarzenegger and approved by bi-partisan majorities of the state legislature, four Southern California tribes will pay a much higher percentage of their gaming revenues to the state.

At a time when California faces a budget crisis, these agreements will provide hundreds of millions of dollars in vitally needed new state revenues each year. Over the next two decades, they will give California a total of more than $9 billion to help balance the state budget and pay for public safety, education and other services statewide – without increasing our taxes.

"These compacts will bring in hundreds of millions of dollars per year to the state in funds for education, health care and public safety."
            -  Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Voting YES on Propositions 94, 95, 96 and 97 will preserve the new agreements and protect the revenues they provide. Voting NO would undo the agreements and make our state's budget problems even worse.

That's why a YES vote is strongly endorsed by the Governor and a broad coalition of California organizations, including:

• California Fire Chiefs Association
• California Statewide Law Enforcement Association
• California Chamber of Commerce
• Peace Officers Research Association of California, representing 60,000 police and sheriff officers
• California State Conference of the NAACP
• California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce
• Congress of California Seniors
• Gaming and non-gaming Indian Tribes throughout the state

Voting YES keeps gaming on existing tribal lands in Southern California – while providing benefits to our entire state.

Props 94 through 97 will allow the Agua Caliente, Morongo, Pechanga and Sycuan tribes to add slot machines on their existing tribal lands in Riverside and San Diego counties. In return, the tribes will pay up to 25% of the revenues from these machines to the state to help support public services in communities statewide.

"These agreements contain tough fiscal safeguards – including audits of gaming revenues by state regulators. Props 94, 95, 96 and 97 will provide our state with hundreds of millions each year in essential new revenues."
            -  Alan Wayne Barcelona
               President, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association

Voting YES authorizes more state oversight and new protections for the environment, casino employees and local communities.

Key provisions in the agreements include:

• Increased state regulatory oversight of tribal gaming through audits and random inspections.
• Strict new environmental standards for casino-related projects.
• Binding mitigation agreements that increase coordination between tribes and local governments, and include compensation for police, fire and other local services.
• Increased protections for casino workers, including preserving the right to be represented by unions chosen by secret ballot.

"These agreements contain strict new environmental safeguards for tribal gaming projects, including provisions that mirror the California Environmental Quality Act.”
            -  Linda Adams
               Secretary, California Environmental Protection Agency

Voting YES benefits California Indians and the state's economy.

The agreements will create thousands of new jobs for Indians and non-Indians. In addition, under the new agreements, the gaming tribes will share tens of millions of dollars from their revenues with tribes that have little or no gaming.

"Tribes throughout California support these agreements. They provide the state with much needed new revenues, and provide smaller, non-gaming tribes with funding to help our people become self-reliant and to fund health care, education and other services on our reservations."
            -  Chairman Raymond Torres
               Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians

Gaming interests that don't want competition are bankrolling the effort to repeal the Indian Gaming Revenue Agreements.

State financial reports show that the deceptive campaign against the agreements is funded and led by the owner of a big Las Vegas Casino and two racetracks and other gambling interests that simply want to prevent competition. If they get their way, the agreements will be canceled – and our state will lose billions of dollars in vitally needed revenues.

"Voting YES provides California with billions available for education, children’s health and many other state services. Voting NO would take away billions, making our budget problems worse."
            -  Jack O’Connell
               California Superintendent of Public Instruction

How you can help...

You can help by joining our coalition to show your support. To join, or for more information, just explore this website at www.YESforCalifornia.com or click here to join now.