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California voters resoundingly reject both sports betting measures on election ballot

Californians said no to sports betting.

California voters have spoken, and they made it perfectly clear they want no part of sports betting.

Both propositions 26 and 27 were rejected in Tuesday’s election, and it wasn’t particularly close.

Prop 26, the initiative backed by Native American tribes that would have legalized betting at tribal casinos and horse race tracks, received less than 30% support, according to AP. The competing measure, which would have legalized mobile and online betting, received even less support at 16%.

It’s a huge loss for the most expensive ballot proposition in U.S. history, with almost $600 million being raised between the two efforts to legalize betting in the golden state.

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California Democratic Party voted in opposition of online sports betting measure

Prop 27 didn’t get an endorsement.

The California Democratic Party revealed its ballot measure endorsements for November, and the measure to legalize online sports betting was not among them.

The party voted Sunday in opposition of Prop 27, the online sports betting measure, while remaining neutral on a separate measure to legalize sports betting at tribal casinos and race horse tracks. The party’s stances on these competing measures give voters a guide on which way to vote when they appear on ballots in November.

The only thing left to be seen is whether voters will take the recommendations on sports betting, which is currently legal in over 30 states including at least 20 that allow online betting.

“By opposing Prop 27, California Democrats rejected out-of-state corporations and reaffirmed their commitment to California’s Indian tribes,” Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Tribal Chairman Reid Milanovich said in a press release. “Prop 27 is not a solution to anything. It would expose children to a massive expansion of gambling and turn every cell phone, gaming console, tablet and laptop into a gambling device. Prop 27 is a direct attack on tribal gaming and Indian self-reliance.”

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