Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger late Tuesday signed last-minute legislation that bans electronic bingo machines but allows large charities to run "remote caller" bingo games, which joins multiple sites into one contest.
Senate Bill 1369, a "gut-and-amend" bill that came in the final days of legislative session, was the product of a compromise between Indian gambling tribes and large charities such as the Catholic Church. The charities wanted the change because they said their games were losing customers to Indian casinos in recent years, while the tribes sought to end electronic bingo, which they saw as an encroachment on their exclusive right to operate slot machines in California.
For the complete story, please see Kevin Yamamura, Schwarzenegger signs bingo ban, Sacbee.com, October 1, 2008.
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