Gambling-Related Legislation Chaptered in 2014

BUDGET

SB 852 (Leno D) Budget Act of 2014. Current Text: Chaptered: 6/20/2014  pdf   html Chapter Number: 25

This bill, an urgency measure, makes appropriations for the support of state government for the 2014-15 fiscal year and includes appropriations for the Commission.

Effective date: June 20, 2014

GAMBLING CONTROL ACT / CARDROOMS

AB 2763 (Committee on Accountability and Administrative Rev) State government operations. Current Text: Chaptered: 9/18/2014  pdf   html

Chapter Number: 401

This bill enacts conforming changes to statutes to reflect the assignment and reorganization of the functions of state government pursuant to the Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 2012 (GRP No. 2). The bill reallocates specified duties of reorganized and abolished state entities and their officers to established state entities and officers, including, but not limited to, reallocating specified duties of the abolished Business, Transportation and Housing Agency and its secretary to the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, the Transportation Agency and its secretary, and the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency and its secretary. As it relates to the Commission, the bill amends Business and Professions Code section 19869 to require a request for withdrawal of any application to be filed with the Department of Justice, instead of the Commission.

Effective date: January 1, 2015

OTHER GAMING

AB 1439 (Salas D)   Unfair business practices: contests and sweepstakes. Current Text: Chaptered: 9/27/2014 pdf   html Chapter Number: 592

This bill closes a loophole that allowed Internet gambling sweepstakes to operate in Internet cafés. This bill applies the existing prohibitions for unfair acts or practices related to persons operating any contest in Business and Professions Code section 17539.1 to include sweepstakes, as specified. The major provisions of the bill: (1) prohibit using or offering to use any method intended to be used by a person interacting with an electronic video monitor to simulate gambling or play gambling-themed games in a business establishment that implements the predetermination of sweepstakes cash, cash-equivalent prizes, or other prizes of value, or otherwise connects a sweepstakes player or participant with sweepstakes cash, cash-equivalent prizes, or other prizes of value; (2) specify that nothing shall be deemed to render lawful any activity that is unlawful pursuant to any other law, or deemed to render unlawful or restrict otherwise lawful games and methods used by a licensed gambling enterprise (cardroom) or operations of the California State Lottery; and, (3) create a non-reimbursable State-mandated local program.

Effective date: January 1, 2015

TRIBAL

AB 1916 (Hall D) Tribal Gaming. Current Text: Chaptered: 9/27/2014  pdf    html Chapter Number: 600

This bill creates the Tribal Nation Grant Fund in the State Treasury, to be administered by the California Gambling Control Commission, for the receipt and deposit of moneys received by the state from Indian tribes pursuant to the terms of tribal-state gaming compacts. The bill authorizes moneys in this fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to be used for discretionary distribution to nongaming tribes and limited gaming tribes for purposes related to effective self-governance, self-determined community, and economic development.

Effective date: January 1, 2015

SB 1224 (Correa D)   Tribal gaming: compact ratification. Current Text: Chaptered: 8/29/2014    pdf    html Chapter Number: 300

This bill, an urgency measure, ratifies the tribal-state gaming compact entered into between the State of California and the Karuk Tribe, executed on December 4, 2013.

Effective date: August 29, 2015

Note:  This Compact was approved by the United States Secretary of the Interior and published in the Federal Register on November 19, 2014

SB 1356 (De León D) Tribal gaming: compact ratification. Current Text: Chaptered: 9/9/2014    pdf   html Chapter Number: 314

This bill, an urgency measure, ratifies the Amended and Restated tribal-state gaming compact entered into between the State of California and the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians, executed on August 12, 2014.

Effective date: September 9, 2014

Note:  This Compact was approved by the United States Secretary of the Interior and published in the Federal Register on December 5, 2014.