That allowed states to decide whether to legalize the practice within their borders.
Justice Department reversed a 2006 federal ban on Internet gambling. That’s a huge market that we’re all losing out on,” said Cody Martinez, chairman of the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, which operates Sycuan Casino east of El Cajon. Hundreds of millions of dollars are leaving the state. “This discussion has been going on for six years.