California’s latest Indian gaming showdown is over, and the winner seems to be Governor Schwarzenegger.

The administration has confirmed that disputed gaming machines have been removed by the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians from its casino near Temecula. The action comes several days after the Morongo Band of Mission Indians also backed off its original stance on what are known as Video Lottery Machines at the tribe’s casino near Palm Springs.

The governor had argued that the video machines, which look very much like slot machines, violated the two tribes’ 1999 gaming agreement. The administration says the Pechanga tribe removed their machines completely; the Morongo tribe reconfigured the machines in a way that met the state’s demands.

The Morongo and Pechanga are two of the state’s most successful gaming tribes, and are also two of the most powerful tribes that have yet to renegotiate their gaming agreements with Schwarzenegger.

The Morongo, in particular, seem interested in a new deal. The tribe recently expanded its casino operation, but is already maxxed out on how many slot machines it can have. And the video lottery machines might have been an attempt to get the governor’s advisers back to the bargaining table.

Schwarzenegger spokesman Vince Sollitto says that would have never happened with a tribe who they believed to be in breach of its formal gaming agreement. He says both tribes are now welcome to negotiate if they want, but neither has scheduled discussions.