August 19, 2022 | Press Release
Bi-Partisan Agreement: California Democratic Party and California Republican Party both OPPOSE Prop 27 – the Corporate Online Gambling Proposition
Bi-Partisan Agreement: California Democratic Party and California Republican Party both OPPOSE Prop 27 – the Corporate Online Gambling Proposition
For Immediate Release: August 19, 2022
Contact: Kathy Fairbanks, (916) 813-1010
kfairbanks@bcfpublicaffairs.com
Sacramento, CA – Today, the NO on Prop 27 campaign announced bipartisan opposition to Prop 27 from California’s two largest political parties. The California Republican Party officially voted to oppose Prop 27 today and joins the California Democratic Party, which voted to oppose last month.
“Prop 27 breaks the promise made to California’s Native American tribes to grant them the sovereign right to operate gaming in California in order to improve the lives of their communities across the state,” said Jessica Millan Patterson, Chairwoman of the California Republican Party. “We stand with California tribes and oppose Prop 27.”
The California Democratic Party voted to oppose Prop 27 at its Executive Board Meeting in July.
“We stand with California’s Native American tribes and reject this threat to their tribal sovereignty.” said Rusty Hicks, Chair of the California Democratic Party. “Together, we can send a clear message to out-of-state corporations who seek to exploit California’s initiative process for their own gain. The California Democratic Party will connect with 10 million Democrats to defeat Prop 27 in November.”
Background:
Prop 27, sponsored and entirely funded by out-of-state online gambling corporations like DraftKings, FanDuel and Bet MGM, would legalize the largest expansion of online and mobile sports gambling in the history of the country – turning virtually every cell phone, laptop and tablet into a gambling device. Proponents of Prop 27 are deceptively marketing their measure as a “solution” to homelessness, but under their measure 90% of profits go to the out-of-state corporations, leaving pennies for homelessness. That’s why Prop 27 is opposed by a broad coalition of more than 50 California Indian tribes, civil rights, public safety, labor, business, faith leaders, local governments, advocates for the homeless and mental health advocates.