“The state seems to have this Faustian bargain with the card rooms—if you provide jobs and taxes, we will not fund an appropriate regulatory environment, and you can open up a great many additional sources of revenue. I always was of the impression that many in the state had the attitude that the tribes make enough, and let’s give the card rooms a break—even if it does totally contort the law.” — former California Gambling Control Commission member Richard Schuetz on the oversight (or lack thereof) of California card rooms.
S&G is on temporary hiatus while I write a multi-part history of segregation in Las Vegas. Regular programming will return tomorrow.
