We Oppose Senate Bill 549 by Senator Josh Newman!
The Communities for California Cardrooms (CCC) is a 501(c)4 nonprofit organization that provides a united voice for small businesses.
We advance and protect local jobs and the economy that is provided by card rooms; educate and highlight the public on the benefits and history of card rooms in their communities; and encourage inclusiveness with businesses small and large that share in protecting and growing jobs in California communities.
Why we Oppose SB 549
SB 549 is sponsored by the same wealthy tribes that sponsored Prop 26, with their singular effort to eliminate all competition. Voters, courts, and the Legislature have rejected their attempts to eliminate legal California cardrooms, which have operated in California for over fifty years.
The sponsors of SB 549 want a gaming monopoly, which means:
Suing Californian Citizens
Removing Your Rights
Loss of Jobs
Loss of Needed Tax Revenue
Ignoring The Voters
Latest News
OpEd: Bonta’s Cardroom Regulations are ‘Anti-Business’
November 10, 2025
California Attorney General Rob Bonta proposed new cardroom regulations last May that, without a clear statement as to why the changes are needed, will upend the game approvals issued by the prior attorney generals over the last 25 years and cause significant harm to cardrooms and the diverse communities where they are located. These regulations are not only anti-community, but they are also anti-business, especially with small business owners in Los Angeles.
California card room employees urge Rob Bonta to drop proposed regulations
October 23, 2025
California card room employees are fighting for their jobs in the latest chapter of a long-running feud between tribal casinos and their smaller gaming rivals. Around 150 people protested outside Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office on Wednesday, calling on him to not follow through with proposed regulations that would make major changes to the current operation of card rooms.
Judge shuts down California tribes’ latest bid to crush their casino rivals
October 10, 2025
Over the years, casino-owning tribes have spent millions in court, in the Legislature and at the ballot box trying unsuccessfully to force their only competitors out of California’s casino business.
A judge today blocked their latest effort.