California Business and Professions Code

§ 19862

BPC § 19862 Effective Jan 1, 2022Div. 8 · Ch. 5 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)In addition to other grounds stated in this chapter, the commission may deny a gambling license for any of the following reasons:

(1)If issuance of the license with respect to the proposed gambling establishment or expansion would tend unduly to create law enforcement problems in a city, county, or city and county other than the city, county, or city and county that has regulatory jurisdiction over the applicant’s premises.

(2)If an applicant fails to conduct an economic feasibility study that demonstrates to the satisfaction of the commission that the proposed gambling establishment will be economically viable, and that the owners have sufficient resources to make the gambling establishment successful. The commission shall hold a public meeting for the purpose of reviewing the feasibility study. All papers, studies, projections, pro formas, and other materials filed with the commission pursuant to an economic feasibility study are public records and shall be disclosed to all interested parties.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 45, Sec. 2. (AB 120) Effective January 1, 2022.