California Code
DIVISION 8 - SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 5 - The Gambling Control Act

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 19800. - 19800. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited,...

Section 19801. - 19801. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the...

Section 19802. - 19802. The Legislature further finds and declares as follows: Appropriate...

Section 19803. - 19803. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature, in...

Section 19804. - 19804. (a) In any action for declaratory or injunctive relief,...

Section 19805. - 19805. As used in this chapter, the following definitions apply:...

Section 19806. - 19806. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed in any...

Section 19807. - 19807. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, whenever the...

ARTICLE 2 - Administration

Section 19810. - 19810. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any power...

Section 19811. - 19811. (a) There is in state government the California Gambling...

Section 19812. - 19812. (a) Each member of the commission shall be a...

Section 19813. - 19813. (a) Of the members initially appointed, two shall be...

Section 19814. - 19814. (a) During their terms of office, the members of...

Section 19815. - 19815. (a) The members of the commission shall receive the...

Section 19816. - 19816. (a) The commission shall have an executive director appointed...

Section 19817. - 19817. The commission shall establish and appoint a Gaming Policy...

Section 19818. - 19818. (a) The commission shall investigate the following matters: (1)...

Section 19819. - 19819. (a) The commission shall establish and maintain a general...

Section 19820. - 19820. The commission may employ not more than eight attorneys....

Section 19821. - 19821. (a) The commission shall cause to be made and...

Section 19822. - 19822. (a) All files, records, reports, and other information in...

Section 19823. - 19823. (a) The responsibilities of the commission include, without limitation,...

Section 19824. - 19824. The commission shall have all powers necessary and proper...

Section 19824.5. - 19824.5. The executive director and members of the commission may...

Section 19825. - 19825. The commission may require that any matter of an...

Section 19826. - 19826. The department shall perform all investigatory functions required by...

Section 19827. - 19827. (a) The department has all powers necessary and proper...

Section 19828. - 19828. (a) Without limiting any privilege that is otherwise available...

Section 19829. - 19829. Every district attorney, and every state and local law...

Section 19830. - 19830. There is an investigative account within the Gambling Control...

ARTICLE 3 - Regulations

Section 19840. - 19840. The commission may adopt regulations for the administration and...

Section 19841. - 19841. The regulations adopted by the commission shall do all...

Section 19842. - 19842. (a) The commission shall not prohibit, on a statewide...

Section 19843. - 19843. The commission shall not prohibit, on a statewide basis,...

Section 19844. - 19844. (a) The commission shall, by regulation, provide for the...

Section 19845. - 19845. (a) A licensee may remove from his or her...

Section 19846. - 19846. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except...

ARTICLE 4 - Licensing

Section 19850. - 19850. Every person who, either as owner, lessee, or employee,...

Section 19850.5. - 19850.5. Notwithstanding Section 19850 or any other provision of law,...

Section 19850.6. - 19850.6. (a) In order to avoid delays in implementing the...

Section 19851. - 19851. (a) The owner of a gambling enterprise shall apply...

Section 19852. - 19852. Except as provided in Section 19852.2, an owner of...

Section 19852.2. - 19852.2. (a) Notwithstanding Section 19852 or any other provision of...

Section 19853. - 19853. (a) The commission, by regulation or order, may require...

Section 19854. - 19854. (a) Every key employee shall apply for and obtain...

Section 19855. - 19855. Except as otherwise provided by statute or regulation, every...

Section 19856. - 19856. (a) Any person who the commission determines is qualified...

Section 19857. - 19857. No gambling license shall be issued unless, based on...

Section 19858. - 19858. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c),...

Section 19858.5. - 19858.5. Notwithstanding Section 19858, the commission may, pursuant to this...

Section 19859. - 19859. The commission shall deny a license to any applicant...

Section 19860. - 19860. (a) The commission shall deny a gambling license with...

Section 19861. - 19861. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (j) of Section 19801, the commission...

Section 19862. - 19862. (a) In addition to other grounds stated in this...

Section 19863. - 19863. A publicly traded racing association or a qualified racing...

Section 19864. - 19864. (a) Application for a state license or other commission...

Section 19865. - 19865. The department shall furnish to the applicant supplemental forms,...

Section 19866. - 19866. An applicant for licensing or for any approval or...

Section 19867. - 19867. (a) An application for a license or a determination...

Section 19868. - 19868. (a) Within a reasonable time after the filing of...

Section 19869. - 19869. A request for withdrawal of an application may be...

Section 19870. - 19870. (a) The commission, after considering the recommendation of the...

Section 19871. - 19871. (a) An evidentiary hearing described in Section 19870 shall...

Section 19872. - 19872. (a) No member of the commission may communicate ex...

Section 19873. - 19873. No license may be assigned or transferred either in...

Section 19874. - 19874. Subject to subdivision (b) of Section 19851, the commission...

Section 19875. - 19875. An owner’s gambling license shall be posted at all...

Section 19876. - 19876. (a) Subject to the power of the commission to...

Section 19876.5. - 19876.5. If an applicant has submitted an application for renewal...

Section 19877. - 19877. The failure of an owner licensee to file an...

Section 19878. - 19878. (a) Neither an owner licensee, nor a California affiliate...

Section 19879. - 19879. With regard to a person who has had his...

ARTICLE 5 - Licensing of Corporations

Section 19880. - 19880. In addition to the requirements of Section 19852, in...

Section 19881. - 19881. (a) A corporation is not eligible to receive a...

Section 19882. - 19882. (a) If at any time the commission denies a...

Section 19883. - 19883. (a) To the extent required by this chapter, officers...

ARTICLE 6 - Licensing of Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies

Section 19890. - 19890. In addition to the requirements of Section 19852, in...

Section 19890.5. - 19890.5. In addition to the requirements of Section 19852, in...

Section 19891. - 19891. No limited partnership is eligible to receive a license...

Section 19892. - 19892. (a) The purported sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, or other...

Section 19893. - 19893. To the extent required by this chapter, general partners,...

ARTICLE 7 - Restrictions on Certain Transactions

Section 19900. - 19900. (a) Except as may be provided by regulation of...

Section 19901. - 19901. It is unlawful for any person to sell, purchase,...

Section 19902. - 19902. When any person contracts to sell or lease any...

Section 19903. - 19903. When any person contracts to sell or lease any...

Section 19904. - 19904. The purported sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, or other disposition...

Section 19905. - 19905. Every owner licensee that is involved in a transaction...

Section 19906. - 19906. (a) A contract for the sale of a gambling...

ARTICLE 8 - Work Permits

Section 19910. - 19910. The Legislature finds that to protect and promote the...

Section 19911. - 19911. (a) A person under 21 years of age is...

Section 19912. - 19912. (a) (1) A person shall not be employed as...

Section 19913. - 19913. (a) The commission may issue an order summarily suspending...

Section 19914. - 19914. (a) The commission may revoke a work permit or,...

Section 19915. - 19915. The fee for a work permit issued by the...

ARTICLE 9 - Conditions of Operation

Section 19920. - 19920. It is the policy of the State of California...

Section 19921. - 19921. (a) A person under 21 years of age is...

Section 19922. - 19922. No owner licensee shall operate a gambling enterprise in...

Section 19923. - 19923. No owner licensee shall operate a gambling enterprise in...

Section 19924. - 19924. Each owner licensee shall maintain security controls over the...

ARTICLE 10 - Disciplinary Actions

Section 19930. - 19930. (a) The department shall make appropriate investigations as follows:...

Section 19931. - 19931. (a) The department may issue any emergency orders against...

Section 19932. - 19932. (a) Any person aggrieved by a final decision or...

ARTICLE 11 - Penalties

Section 19940. - 19940. Any person included on the list of persons to...

Section 19941. - 19941. (a) A person under 21 years of age shall...

Section 19942. - 19942. (a) Any person who willfully fails to report, pay,...

Section 19943. - 19943. (a) Except as specified in subdivision (c), this section...

Section 19943.5. - 19943.5. If a gambling enterprise conducts play of a controlled...

Section 19944. - 19944. Any person who willfully resists, prevents, impedes, or interferes...

ARTICLE 12 - Revenues

Section 19950. - 19950. (a) All fines and penalties collected pursuant to this...

Section 19951. - 19951. (a) Every application for a license or approval shall...

Section 19952. - 19952. The commission, by regulation, shall establish fees for special...

Section 19953. - 19953. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to...

Section 19954. - 19954. In addition to those fees required pursuant to Section...

Section 19955. - 19955. If an owner licensee fails to make timely payment...

ARTICLE 13 - Local Governments

Section 19960. - 19960. This chapter shall not prohibit the enactment, amendment, or...

Section 19961. - 19961. (a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), on...

Section 19961.05. - 19961.05. Notwithstanding Sections 19961 and 19962, a city, county, or...

Section 19961.06. - 19961.06. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 19961 and 19962, a city, county,...

Section 19961.1. - 19961.1. Any amendment to a city or county ordinance relating...

Section 19964. - 19964. No city, county, or city and county may grant,...

Section 19965. - 19965. Notwithstanding Sections 19961 and 19962, a city, county, or...

Section 19966. - 19966. If a gambling establishment is located in an unincorporated...

ARTICLE 14 - Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 19970. - 19970. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this...

Section 19971. - 19971. This act is an exercise of the police power...

Section 19972. - 19972. For the purposes of Section 3482 of the Civil...

ARTICLE 15 - Additional Restrictions Related to Fair Elections and Corruption of Regulators

Section 19980. - 19980. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that there is...

Section 19981. - 19981. (a) A member of the commission, the executive director,...

Section 19982. - 19982. (a) A license may be denied, suspended, or revoked...

Section 19983. - 19983. It is the intent of the Legislature that if...

ARTICLE 16 - Additional Contracts: Proposition Players

Section 19984. - 19984. Notwithstanding any other law, a licensed gambling enterprise may...

ARTICLE 17 - Nonprofit Organization Fundraisers

Section 19985. - 19985. The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) Nonprofit...

Section 19986. - 19986. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of state law a...

Section 19987. - 19987. (a) The department, by regulation or order, may require...