![]() Due to its status as a sovereign nation, the tribe isn’t legally obligated to have a business agreement with San Diego County, nor does it need the county’s support to open the casino it’s been planning for more than 15 years. The compact establishes the terms under which the tribe’s Hollywood Casino Jamul will operate. On August 4 this year, a 25-year tribal-state gaming compact between the Jamul Indian Village and the state was signed by Governor Jerry Brown. The goal being economic self-sufficiency and a better life for tribal members, stated Pinto. ![]() The tribe signed a compact with the state of California in 1999, as did many other tribes. Pinto states that for more than 20 years the tribe, which is one of 13 bands of the Kumeyaay Nation has fought to achieve the same economic independence that other tribes in San Diego have achieved. ![]() In the interim, chairwoman of the Jamul Indian Village, Erica Pinto, addresses concerns regarding the casino slated to open by the summer’s end on the sovereign land of her tribe, as reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune.
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