When it comes to high-powered television campaign for the four Indian casino referendums, a little revision just went a long way in clearing up proponents' claims over the benefits of a major expansion of Indian gambling in California.
An earlier ad advocating "yes" votes on the casino deals for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, the Pechanga Band of Luiseņo Indians, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians and the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation seemed to suggest that California's budget crisis would be greatly eased by one action --voters approving the casino expansions.
The problem was that the tribes, which promised $9 billion in revenue-sharing payments to the state, also seemed to suggest by omission that all that slot machine dough would be cooked up in a single state budget cycle. (See Sacramento Bee ad watch).
But now the tribes' latest ad has fixed things. It reads: "9 billion in new state revenue over the next two decades." Just so you know.
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