California tests populist vision of ‘direct democracy’
Dan Walters August 4, 2021
The third initiative promises to be the most expensive because it will determine control of what could be a multi-billion-dollar expansion of legal gambling into sporting events.
Sponsored by a coalition of Indian tribes that already have a monopoly on slot machines and other forms of casino gambling, the new measure would give them and a few horse racing tracks a similar monopoly on sports wagering, which is now illegal.
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California tests populist vision of ‘direct democracy’
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