The Amended Sycuan Tribal Gaming Compact and the Existing 1999 Compact - A Comparison of Key Provisions

Sycuan currently operates with an existing compact with the State of California. That compact requires far less in payments to the State and does not contain the expanded environmental review provisions of the amended compact. Here is a chart that compares our current compact and key provisions of the amended compact.

	Casinos Allowed (# of slots)	Environmental Review	Environmental Mitigation Required	Binding Mitigation Arbitration	Revenues to Non-Gaming tribes, state & local governments	Building standards, employee & Patron Protections
Sycuan’s Existing Compact	2 (2,000 slots)	Yes	Yes TEIR* consultation with local governments and neighbors required, but not binding mitigation agreements.	No	$1.1 million to non-gaming tribes plus 7 to 10% of net win from 519 slots; nothing to State General Fund.	Yes
Amended Compact	2 (5,000 slots)	Yes But with expanded provisions to mirror CEQA process.	Yes TEIR and binding and enforceable “Intergovernmental Agreement” both required.	Yes	$3 million/year to non-gaming tribes; $20 million/year to State General Fund, plus 15% of net win over 2,000 slots. (55% of the General Fund is used to support education)	Yes State and County building standards apply; enhanced employee and patron protections.
*Tribal Environmental Impact Report