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Article: Gaming Tribes Begin Contributing to Special Distribution Fund.
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- PR Newswire
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- October 30, 2002
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Tribal governments on Thursday will make their first quarterly contributions to a state-administered Special Distribution Fund to offset the impact of California's tribal government gaming industry.
The fund, established in the California Tribal-State Gaming Compacts of 1999, will be used to fund problem gambling treatment programs, reimburse local governments impacted by tribal casinos and help the state pay for regulatory costs.
Money from the fund may also be used to make up for shortfalls in a second Revenue Sharing Fund through which gaming tribes share revenues with non-gaming tribal governments and those with limited gaming.