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GOP lawmaker questions Governor’s authority to renegotiate gambling compacts
Plans by Gov. Doug Ducey to allow statewide sports wagering, betting on fantasy leagues, keno and more tribal gambling could be undermined by a southern Arizona lawmaker.
Can Arizona afford to lose $100 million a year?
Recent legislative action backed by fantasy sports interests signals an alarming trend toward undermining the state’s compacts with tribal nations.
Dissecting the ‘poison pill’: A new West Valley casino can’t trigger it, but tribes remain opposed
In return for tribes’ agreement to limit the number and size of casinos and amount of games offered, the poison pill is designed to protect them against state lawmakers or courts granting non-tribal entities licenses to operate casinos in Arizona.
