Department Of Justice Gambling Control Division
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Justice, Department of. GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION 2550 Prospect Ave PO Box 201424 Helena, MT 444-1971: Administrator, Angela Nunn 444-5693.
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- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE GAMBLING CONTROL DIVISION GAMBLING LAWS and ADMINISTRATIVE RULES under DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE JURISDICTION 2550 Prospect Ave. P O Box 201424 Helena, MT (406) 444-1971 Updated October 7, 2019 Alternative accessible formats of this document will be provided upon request.
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| Gaming Control Board overview | |
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| Jurisdiction | State of California |
| Headquarters | 2450 Del Paso Road Sacramento, CA 95834 |
| Website | California Gaming Control Board |
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The California Bureau of Gambling Control is a regulatory agency that is part of the California Department of Justice. It regulates legal gambling activities in California to ensure that gambling is conducted honestly, competitively, and free from criminal and corruptive elements. It is one of two agencies in California regulating gambling, along with the California Gambling Control Commission.
The Bureau is also responsible for tracking the identity, prior activities, and present location of all gambling enterprise employees, and for ensuring that all gambling enterprise employees hold a valid work permit. Work permits may be issued by the local authority, or by the California Gambling Control Commission in jurisdictions where a locally issued work permit is not required.
State gaming agencies and the Tribal Government work together to develop and implement a means of regulating Class III gaming on tribal lands to ensure the fair and honest operations of gaming. The Bureau investigates the qualifications of individuals who work as key employees in the tribal casinos, vendors who sell gaming resources to the tribes, as well as financial sources to determine whether they are suitable under the Gambling Control Act (Act) (867, statutes of 1997).[1]
History and background[edit]
Before 1998, California's gambling industry was essentially unregulated. In 1984, the Legislature enacted the 'Gaming Registration Act,' which required the Attorney General's office to provide uniform, minimum regulation of California card rooms. However, the scope of the Attorney General's authority was extremely limited and funding was inadequate. Recognizing the need for broader oversight of California's gambling industry, the Legislature enacted the 'Gambling Control Act' (Chapter 867, statutes of 1997).
In March 2000, the voters of California passed Proposition 1A which amended the California Constitution to permit Class III (casino-style) gaming on Indian land, provided that such activities are authorized by a tribal ordinance and conducted in conformity with a gaming compact entered into between the tribe and the state. The tribe and the state share a joint interest in ensuring that tribal gaming activities are free from criminal and other undesirable elements. While the tribe maintains the primary responsibility for on-site regulation of gaming operations, the state is ultimately responsible for ensuring compliance with all aspects of the compact.
The Gambling Control Act (Business and Professions Code section 19800 et seq.) created a comprehensive scheme for statewide regulation of legal gambling under a bifurcated system of administration involving the Bureau of Gambling Control within the Attorney General's Office and the five-member California Gambling Control Commission appointed by the governor. The commission is authorized to establish minimum regulatory standards for the gambling industry, and ensure that state gambling licenses are not issued to or held by unsuitable or unqualified individuals.
The licensing and enforcement staff of the Bureau monitor the conduct of gaming operations to ensure compliance with state gambling laws and conduct in-depth background investigations of the qualifications of applicants for state gambling licenses, work permits, and registrations. Background checks are done for all key employee and state gambling licenses and vendor applicants. Suitability is determined by several factors including the applicant's honesty, integrity, general character, reputation, habits, and financial and criminal history. The Bureau also reviews and approves contracts between third party providers of proposition players and card rooms. Each contract or qualifying amendment must be submitted to the Bureau for prior approval.[2]
The Bureau inspects premises where gambling is conducted; examine gambling equipment, audit papers, books, and records of the gambling establishment; investigate suspected violations of gambling laws; coordinate multi-jurisdictional investigations; investigate complaints lodged against licensees by the public; initiate disciplinary action where appropriate; and provide for the immediate preservation of the public's health, safety, and welfare. Local law enforcement agencies maintain concurrent jurisdiction for investigating suspected violations of gambling laws and may issue work permits.
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- ^'Regulations'. State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General. 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
- ^'History of the Office of the Attorney General'. State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General. 2011-01-20. Retrieved 2020-11-06.