FILE - Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani gestures as he warms up during batting practice prior to an opening day baseball game at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea Wednesday, March 20, 2024, in Seoul, South Korea. The firing of Ohtani’s interpreter by the Los Angeles Dodgers over allegations of illegal gambling has highlighted an issue many outside of California don’t realize: Sports betting is still against the law in the nation’s most populous state.
Two rival proposals were brought before voters in 2022 and tanked badly. One that was largely backed by gaming companies would have allowed adults to wager on mobile devices and online. The other would have legalized sports gambling at tribal casinos and horse tracks. The politics involved are tricky. Wealthy Native American tribes that operate the state’s largest traditional gambling operations generally view bookmakers and other outside gambling interests as a threat to tribal sovereignty.
In the 2022 election, advertising made sweeping claims about how new gambling revenue could be used, from helping the homeless to providing financial security to poorer tribes that haven’t seen a windfall from casino gambling.
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