Both men are likely well off now, after a deal closed last November to sell Pala Interactive to Nevada casino giant Boyd Gaming Corporation for $170 million. As Bay Area News Group reports, the pair launched online gaming platform Pala Interactive a decade ago, in partnership with the San Diego-based Pala Band of Mission Indians. The two guys behind the latest effort - which came in the form of two proposed ballot measures filed with the state, only one of which will ultimately be seeking signatures - are Reeve Collins and Kasey Thompson. A few weeks back, the entities behind the ballot initiative were still hiding in the shadows, but they have no emerged, and they're sounding pretty confident in their chances of getting something passed in 2024. Two dudes who sold an online gaming platform to a Nevada casino giant believe that they have the winning formula for a ballot measure that legalizes sports betting at tribal casinos in California, and they say they're willing the bankroll the whole thing.Īs we reported earlier, voters in California may face another assault-by-ads next year, similar to the barrage we faced in 2022, as another ballot measure to legalize sports betting is hoping to get on the ballot in a general election year.
