LOCAL CASINOS IN OUR FUTURE? vs

A LARGE INDIAN CASINO COULD BECOME PART OF THE LANDSCAPE IN SAN BENITO COUNTY. THE CALIFORNIA MIWOK (INDIAN TRIBE) IS LEAD BY A GROUP OF SAN BENITO COUNTY BUSINESSMEN, LOOKING AT SITES IN BOTH SAN BENITO AND SANTA CLARA COUNTIES. THEIR INTENTION IS TO BUILD A 66 THOUSAND SQUARE-FOOT CASINO AND HOTEL, WITH 2 THOUSAND SLOT MACHINES. THE LAND DOES NOT NOW BELONG TO THE MIWOK TRIBE, AND FOR A CASINO TO BE BUILT, IT MUST BY APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, AS WELL AS GOVERNOR SCHWARZENEGGER. SALINAS OFFICIALS (IN A NEWS CONFERENCE AT 10 A.M. WEDNESDAY), DENOUNCED PROPOSITION 68 (ON THE NOVEMBER 2ND BALLOT) WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR EXPANDED INDIAN GAMING IN CALIFORNIA.