California’s legislator-sponsored sports betting bill took another small step forward on Tuesday but the state’s tribal gaming operators haven’t given up on getting their own betting proposal on the state’s election ballot.

On Tuesday, the California state Senate Appropriations Committee added Senate Constitutional Amendment 6 (SCA-6) to its Suspense File, a last-minute grab-bag for bills that have significant fiscal impact yet lack a final fiscal analysis. The committee plans to vote on June 18 on whether to send SCA-6 to the Senate for a floor vote.

Unlike last week’s detailed hearing at the Governmental Organization Committee, the Appropriations hearing on SCA-6 lasted only 15 minutes. Some of the tribal gaming operators that so vehemently opposed SCA-6 last week phoned into the hearing to restate their opposition.

The tribes oppose the legislative effort because it includes a provision to legalize the controversial ‘player-banked’ games at the state’s cardrooms. The tribes contend that these games infringe on what they claim is their monopoly over house-banked card games such as blackjack and baccarat.