Pete Wilson says Vote NO on 94, 96, 95 & 97

Pete Wilson is a gentleman, when he calls the tribes' advertising 'misleading'. The ads are downright falsehoods and lies - but when you are a tribe with a casino you can say anything you want and you have enough money to get your deceitful words out there. If your lies become evident who is going to take you to task? No one will because you can hide behind sovereignty.

Former governor opposes Indian casino gambling

Former California Gov. Pete Wilson reasserted his opposition to Indian casino gambling during a speech in Thousand Oaks on Wednesday, and he predicted the state won't receive significant new revenue as a result of the four gaming propositions on the ballot next Tuesday.

Wilson's stance puts him at odds with a fellow Republican, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has endorsed Propositions 94-97.

"I don't think it will lead to increased revenues for the state," said Wilson, in response to a question from an audience member at the luncheon on the campus of California Lutheran University. He was speaking only a few hours before the Republican presidential candidates were scheduled to debate nearby at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley.

Schwarzenegger and other supporters of the four initiatives say they will give a measurable boost to state revenue by increasing the number of slot machines allowed at four Indian reservations in Southern California.

Wilson, who was governor from 1991 to 1999, described the advertising campaign in favor of the initiatives as "misleading" and the promise of more money for the state as "hypothetical."