District Court in Washington seeking to block enforcement of the new rules. On Friday, seven tribes from around the country-including three from California-filed suit in U. California authorities late last year seized about 300 machines from four reservations in San Diego and Fresno counties, actions that are being contested in court.Īkers first threatened to raid tribal gambling halls that were using the devices in December, but held off until the commission regulations were in place.
In the past several years, tribes in many states have sought to expand bingo halls by adding the fast-paced gambling devices, often despite state laws seemingly prohibiting them.