A voicemail greeting apparently recorded by Collins said that “these acts are designed to protect California tribes and California taxpayers who have seen their money go to offshore unregulated gaming sites.” “Nobody has any clue.”Ī phone number associated with Collins did not respond to The Sacramento Bee’s media inquiries Monday. “Nobody knows who these people are,” said Robert Linnehan, a sports betting regulation expert for the website Sports Betting Dime. While a Kasey Thompson is not listed as one of the proponents of the initiatives, Walz and Reeve Collins are. You heard it here first,” Rocha wrote in a post to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday. Kasey Thompson & Ryan Tyler Walz are morons.

Victor Rocha, of the Pechanga Band of Indians and conference chairman of the Indian Gaming Association, was even more blunt in his response. While the sponsors of these initiatives may believe they know what is best for tribes, we encourage them to engage with Indian Country and ask, rather than dictate,” the statement said. “Decisions driving the future of tribal governments should be made by tribal governments.