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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.
California’s tribes once again get lawmakers to attack a gambling competitor
September 22, 2025
For the second straight year, casino-owning tribes persuaded lawmakers to pass legislation that directly attacks the tribes’ business competitors. Earlier this month, the California Legislature approved Assembly Bill 831, which bans companies from offering certain types of online sweepstakes that the tribes see as a threat to their exclusive rights to gambling in California.
Proposed cardroom regulations will devastate Sacramento-area cities
August 19, 2025
A set of proposed regulations, pushed by well-funded California tribal casino interests, would effectively cripple California’s local card rooms. Under the pretense of “clarifying” which gambling games and betting practices are permissible under California’s century-old gaming laws, the proposed regulations would suddenly criminalize entire categories of games that cardrooms have offered, and our residents have played, for decades.
Why Is California’s Attorney General Harming Working Californians?
June 28, 2025
Across the country, labor unions are sounding the alarm about job losses driven by tariffs, inflation, and shrinking budgets. Yet here in California, known for its proud pro-worker legacy, our own Attorney General is putting thousands of working-class jobs at risk.
Future of Central Valley card rooms at risk after Rob Bonta’s latest proposal
May 28, 2025
LA Attorney General Rob Bonta wants to change the rules when it comes to player-dealer games like blackjack at card rooms. Club One Casino’s President says if Bonta gets his way, it could deal a major blow to his business and card rooms alike.
Attorney General Bonta’s Proposal to Restrict Blackjack in California Cardrooms Sparks Backlash
June 2, 2025
California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s recent proposed changes to the state’s gaming laws governing cardrooms have sparked opposition among city officials, business owners, and the general public. At the heart of their concern is the potential loss of 5,000 jobs and up to 50% of local tax revenue.
Proposed Regulations by AG will reduce cardroom jobs, revenue by 50%
May 27, 2025
Attorney General Bonta’s Analysis Found that the Proposed Regulations Against the Cardroom Industry Would Result in Losses of Over 5,000 Living Wage Jobs
Gambling companies spent big to defeat three California lawmakers. ‘We want to be respected’
December 10, 2024
California’s card rooms lost a costly legislative fight this year as they sought to kill a bill that would allow their competitors, tribal casinos, to sue them. But that didn’t stop the gambling halls from punishing a handful of lawmakers for their votes after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the gambling bill into law.
Sen. Newman’s Bill Would Severely Impact Cardrooms, City Budgets, and Tens of Thousands of Employees
December 8, 2024
Last year, California voters rejected Proposition 26, a ballot measure that would have allowed tribal casinos to run roulette and dice games while dictating the kinds of games the California cardrooms could offer
PD Editorial: State shouldn’t cede
authority to casinos
August 1, 2024
Tribal casino operators want legal authority to sue card rooms for alleged violations of state gambling laws.
Employees Protest Bill That Could Allow Tribes To Sue Card Rooms
December 13, 2023
Last year, California voters rejected Proposition 26, a ballot measure that would have allowed tribal casinos to run roulette and dice games while dictating the kinds of games the California cardrooms could offer.
PD Editorial: Statement in Response to California State Auditor Report on the Bureau of Gambling Control and California Gambling Control Commission
May 16, 2019
The Communities for California Cardrooms (CCC), a nonprofit organization that represents nearly 50 cardrooms, TPPPS, and business organizations and is a $2.23 billion industry that provides 35,000 total jobs in the State of California -- issued the following statement in response to today’s California State Auditor Report on the Bureau of Gambling Control and California Gambling Control Commission that found substantial unfairness and inconsistencies that put cardrooms at a disadvantage
Sen. Newman’s Bill Would Severely Impact Cardrooms, City Budgets, and Tens of Thousands of Employees
December 7, 2023
In a gathering of over 100 Los Angeles-area cardroom employees and supporters on December 6 in Fullerton, concerns were voiced regarding a proposed bill they fear could lead to job and revenue losses for their industry.
A statement from the Communities for California Cardrooms regarding Whitehouse v. Casino Royale, et al.
September 2, 2016
The Communities for California Cardrooms (“CCC”) announced today that Judge David Brown of the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Sacramento, entered a final judgment dismissing the lawsuit against Casino Royale and Pacific Gaming in Whitehouse v. Casino Royale, et al., Case No. 34-201400161427-CU-MC-GDS.
Bureau of Gambling Control's Ensconced Attempt to Circumvent the Legislative Process, Reports Communities for California Cardrooms
January 23, 2015
The California Department of Justice, Bureau of Gambling Control (Bureau) held a workshop today regarding the Proposed Amendment to Gaming Activity Authorization Regulation. This workshop discussed the regulation of collections of fees in player-dealer games.
AM Alert: Willie Brown joins cardrooms to oppose fee regulation
January 23, 2015
The state Bureau of Gambling Control has raised the stakes in the enduring battle between California’s gaming factions with a proposed regulation on collection fees at cardrooms.
Lawmakers go bust at Capitol cardroom
September 14, 2014
As discussions over gambling regulations in California heat up, the card club industry hosted lawmakers and their staff Wednesday for blackjack in the shadow of the Capitol.
PR Newswire: New Statewide Nonprofit Launches to Protect Local Jobs and the Economy
October 3, 2013
The Communities for California Cardrooms (CCC), a nonprofit organization created to provide a united voice for small businesses and advance and protect local jobs and the economy, today officially launched their statewide group at an event with keynote speaker the Honorable Willie L. Brown, Jr.
Capitol Alert: Are California card rooms gearing up for a fight?
July 9, 2013
It's a slow week in the Capitol, with the Assembly on summer recess and the Senate fielding several absences. The Senate whipped through many non-controversial bills yesterday, though seven senators did not attend the floor session, and the Senate Public Employment and Retirement Committee couldn't vote because it was short a quorum.
AM Alert: Willie Brown joins cardrooms to oppose fee regulation
January 23, 2015
The state Bureau of Gambling Control has raised the stakes in the enduring battle between California’s gaming factions with a proposed regulation on collection fees at cardrooms.
Lawmakers go bust at Capitol cardroom
September 14, 2014
As discussions over gambling regulations in California heat up, the card club industry hosted lawmakers and their staff Wednesday for blackjack in the shadow of the Capitol.
PR Newswire: New Statewide Nonprofit Launches to Protect Local Jobs and the Economy
October 3, 2013
The Communities for California Cardrooms (CCC), a nonprofit organization created to provide a united voice for small businesses and advance and protect local jobs and the economy, today officially launched their statewide group at an event with keynote speaker the Honorable Willie L. Brown, Jr.
Capitol Alert: Are California card rooms gearing up for a fight?
July 9, 2013
It's a slow week in the Capitol, with the Assembly on summer recess and the Senate fielding several absences. The Senate whipped through many non-controversial bills yesterday, though seven senators did not attend the floor session, and the Senate Public Employment and Retirement Committee couldn't vote because it was short a quorum.
