We are sharing information here posted on the “NO Joshua Tree Casino” Facebook page, for anyone who is interested in stopping the casino proposed for Joshua Tree. A local fundraising effort is underway to support a legal battle through Stand Up for California, a statewide organization with a focus on gambling issues affecting California. The fundraising deadline is this Tuesday, February 14. Donations are being collected by the Joshua Tree Health Food Store, located at the corner of Highway 62 and Sunset Road.
It is difficult to simplify the complex legal issue (more detail below), but it is concerned with the regulatory powers of the Secretary of the Interior to grant “fee to trust” status to land acquired by Indian tribes, which allows tribes to place casinos on that land without appropriate consideration for local negative effects. Many local residents share this kind of concern about the proposed Joshua Tree Casino.
For a great deal more information on this and other gambling issues in California, check the Stand Up for California website.
It is difficult to simplify the complex legal issue (more detail below), but it is concerned with the regulatory powers of the Secretary of the Interior to grant “fee to trust” status to land acquired by Indian tribes, which allows tribes to place casinos on that land without appropriate consideration for local negative effects. Many local residents share this kind of concern about the proposed Joshua Tree Casino.
For a great deal more information on this and other gambling issues in California, check the Stand Up for California website.
