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Bettor up! Record spending on California gambling question

FILE - In this March 19, 2019, file photo, an iPad displays the types of free bets that could be placed at the Golden 1 Center's Skyloft Predictive Gaming Lounge in Sacramento, Calif. The campaign that could bring legalized sports betting to California has become the most expensive ballot-initiative fight in state history. Two rival proposals on the November ballot are pitting wealthy Indian tribes against FanDuel, DraftKings and other online gambling companies, in a contest over what could become the nation's most lucrative marketplace. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) FILE - Patrons at the San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino play slot machines June 8, 2006, on the San Manuel Indian Reservation, Calif. The campaign that could bring legalized sports betting to California has become the most expensive ballot-initiative fight in state history, pitting wealthy Indian tribes against online gambling companies in a contest over what could become the nation's most lucrative marketplace. A committee to defeat Proposition 27 is backed by tribes, including the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, and has pulled in about $91 million. (AP Photo/Ric Francis, File) FILE - In this Oct. 29, 2013, photo is Graton Resort and Casino in Rohnert Park, Calif. The campaign that could bring legalized sports betting to California has become the most expensive ballot-initiative fight in state history, pitting wealthy Indian tribes against online gambling companies in a contest over what could become the nation's most lucrative marketplace. The Yes on 26, No on 27 committee, sponsored by more than two dozen Indian tribes, has raised about $108 million through this month, state records show. Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria is among the major donors. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg,File)
Bettor up! Record spending on California gambling question