California Business and Professions Code

§ 19801

BPC § 19801 Effective Jan 1, 2008Div. 8 · Ch. 5 · Art. 1

Statute text

The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:

(a)State law prohibits commercially operated lotteries, banked or percentage games, and gambling machines, and strictly regulates parimutuel wagering on horse racing. To the extent that state law categorically prohibits certain forms of gambling and prohibits gambling devices, nothing herein shall be construed, in any manner, to reflect a legislative intent to relax those prohibitions.

(b)The State of California has permitted the operation of gambling establishments for more than 100 years. Gambling establishments were first regulated by the State of California pursuant to legislation which was enacted in 1984. Gambling establishments currently employ more than 20,000 people in the State of California, and contribute more than one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) in taxes and fees to California’s government. Gambling establishments are lawful enterprises in the State of California, and are entitled to full protection of the laws of this state.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 438, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.