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With the release of the 2006 California Problem Gambling Prevalence report, some think that the slot machine compacts that are currently sitting in the legislature will be greatly impacted. The legislature is currently considering several compacts that will legalize more than 22,500 slot machines in southern California. The compacts were signed with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger last summer, and were not signed before the legislature closed for the year.

The four tribes first up for slot machine expansion consideration are Aqua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Morongo Casino Band of Mission Indians, Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians and the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. Spokespeople for the Aqua Caliente said that they do not know what sort of impact the new legislation would have on their slot machine compact, or if it would affect them at all.

They said that the tribe wanted to review the report before they made any comments, and further stated that they have always made sure that there were programs that people could turn to for any sort of slot machine or gambling addiction.

The state already has a compulsive gambling program which is mostly funded by the tribes. Their budget is $3 million a year, a number which many say is too low. They say that considering only one in five adults knows that there is even a gambling help hotline tells you that they need more money to advertise help for those who need it.

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