March 28, 2024
A gamble on Proposition 27 failed to pay off
SACRAMENTO – Election watchers in Sacramento say Proposition 27 is poised to go down as one of the least successful ballot propositions in California history.

Supporters spent nearly $150 million pushing for passage.

The initiative would have allowed licensed tribes and companies to offer online gambling. It faced off against Proposition 26, which would have allowed sports betting at tribal casinos and horse racing tracks.

Supporters of the two ballot initiatives spent more than half a billion dollars trying to convince voters to cast ballot for their initiative and against the other. As of the most recent tabulation, it lost in every county. (Proposition 26 also flopped but got 30% of votes.)

The Sacramento Bee reported the last time a proposition got so few votes was in 2004, when Proposition 68 — a measure that would have required Native American casinos to pay 25% of proceeds to the government — got only 16.2% of the vote.
Story Date: November 18, 2022
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