SAN JOSE -- On the one-year anniversary of his election, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told a crowd of Silicon Valley business and community leaders Thursday that if Propositions 68 and 70 are not defeated, they would likely see Las Vegas-style casinos in their cities, near their shopping centers and even next to their schools.

A jaunty Schwarzenegger strode into Parkside Hall in downtown San Jose wearing a black bomber jacket embroidered with "No on 70" in bright red letters.

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Schwarzenegger insisted that the two gaming propositions must be defeated if he is to fulfill his campaign promise to bring California's Indian gaming tribes to the negotiating table in order to secure revenue for the state.

He said Proposition 68, largely backed by the card club and racetrack industry, and Proposition 70, backed by a coalition of Indian tribes, are attempts to "pull the wool over our eyes."

"Basically, what they want to do is pave the way for Las Vegas-type casinos all over California," Schwarzenegger said.

He said his renegotiated compacts with California's gaming tribes not only bring more revenue to state and local governments but also allow the state to audit the tribes' books, ensuring fairness and accountability.

"If we cannot look at the books, how do we know if we are getting a good deal or a raw deal?" Schwarzenegger asked. "We have to terminate Propositions 68 and 70."

In addition to the reference to his 1986 hit movie, "Raw Deal," the governor quoted from the "Terminator" series three times during his approximately 30-minute appearance.

Schwarzenegger emphasized that he will continue to campaign against Proposition 68 even though the measure's backers announced Wednesday that they were pulling all campaign advertisements and abandoning the measure because the polls show it trailing badly.

Following his opening remarks and brief remarks from San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales and Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith, the governor took eight questions from the audience.

Schwarzenegger stayed generally on message, stressing what he believes are the detrimental effects of the two propositions, but in response to one question, he did say that he supports extending Bay Area Rapid Transit into Santa Clara County and to downtown San Jose.

"Yes, you have my support. We're going to work on that," Schwarzenegger said.

However, the governor was unwilling to stray beyond his message when asked by a Silicon Valley executive if he would be campaigning for Proposition 62, which would make all statewide and local primary elections in California nonpartisan.

Schwarzenegger said now is the time to concentrate on defeating Propositions 68 and 70 and that if the polls show both propositions being easily defeated, he would use his considerable political muscle elsewhere.

"There are a lot of good propositions out there," the governor said.

Schwarzenegger concluded his remarks by noting the one-year anniversary of his election as governor and thanked the people of California, elected officials with whom he has worked and the state press corps, which he said has been "very fair in the last year."