Schwarzenegger to consider bingo bill
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to consider a bill that could allow charities to offer online bingo games throughout the state.
The SB 1369 outlaws electronic charity bingo machines that hundreds of small charities rely on for funding. Instead, Remote Caller Bingo would allow multiple simultaneous online bingo games at varouious locations.
Larger charities would benefit from the bill by being able to offer larger online bingo jackpots, but the technology would be unavailable to small charities.
The introduction of Remote Caller Bingo would also, according to the California Charity Bingo Association, trigger a clause in the Indian tribal gaming compact, which states that casinos have the right to offer gambling online if it is opened up to anyone else in the state.
The California State Lottery, which is already one of the worst performing lotteries in the US, could be jeopardised by the changes.
Ravi Mehta of the California Charity Bingo Association told the Gaming Intelligence Group: "The extreme concern of legislative supporters of SB 1369 was eliminating the perceived threat of these charity operations to established gaming operations.
"This concern was so extreme that legislators didn't take the time to consider the long-term consequences and rushed this bill through the Assembly and Senate in late August."
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