Powerful, well-funded tribes are pushing California Assembly Bill AB831 that would ban online social games with sweepstakes.
For remote and economically disadvantaged tribal communities, digital opportunities like online social games represent an important pathway for tribes to fund vital services like housing, healthcare, and food programs.
Learn more about why an increasing number of California tribes are asking legislators to protect their tribal sovereignty and economic rights by voting NO on AB831.
This Bill Isn’t Consensus.
It’s Shutting Down Tribes’ Economic Sovereignty
AB831 proceeds without genuine consensus from California’s tribal communities, has advanced without comprehensive tribal consultation, and jeopardizes our sovereign authority to develop legitimate revenue sources essential to tribal communities’ welfare. Rather than restricting legitimate, regulated digital enterprises, California’s leaders should work toward legislation that expands—not restricts—opportunity for every tribal nation and supports collective efforts toward sustainable self-governance and prosperity.
