Legal Battle in Guam Heats Up Over Slot Machine Initiative

Gaming opponents and gaming supporters are having their legal battle heat up in Guam. An initiative is set to appear on the ballot this week, and opponents are trying to have it removed.

Attorney Cesar Cabot filed a motion in the Supreme Court on Saturday. The motion is for the court to reject a request of gaming opponents. The request is that the slot machine initiative be removed from the ballot.

The special election is on January 5th. The initiative, according to gaming opponent Lina'la Sin CasiNo, is worded so that it does not fully allow for voters to understand what they are voting for. They also claim that in the brochure sent out to voters, that all laws that are going to be affected by the initiative are not listed.

Guam Greyhound, who opponents claim are the only beneficiary of the initiative, believe the opposition has had ample time to oppose the initiative. They feel that waiting until the last minute was a ploy.

"This court should not allow petitioners to sit on their hands for over a year, or at least since October 26th 2007, and then be able to argue defects in the ballot title...and certification," stated Attorney Cesar Cabot, the lawyer who filed the motion on Saturday.

December 31, 2007
Posted By Tom Jones
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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