Just days before state lawmakers convene to discuss legalizing Internet poker in California, a coalition of Indian gaming tribes is bracing to fight the proposal and has hired a former top advisor to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to help make its case.
A study showing that Internet poker may hurt the state rather than help it is the first major public report issued by Mike Genest since he left as the state finance director in December. With the Senate Governmental Organization Committee planning an informational hearing Tuesday, leaders of both sides are focusing on whether Internet poker can help the state with its lingering budget crisis.
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