Education
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Tutorial On How To Watch Our Videos In Over 100 Languages
Our videos are available for viewing in over 100 languages. The California Gambling Control Commission has created this video tutorial to demonstrate how to enable to the subtitles feature.
Licensing Overhaul General Overview
This YouTube video provides guidance on the main changes, effective January 1, 2021, to the California Gambling Control Commission's Licensing Regulations.
Criminal Convictions Background Overview
If you or someone you represent has ever had a criminal conviction, this overview is designed for you. This overview provides guidance of the California Gambling Control Commission's expectations from applicants in filling out their applications related to criminal background information. This overview covers many frequently asked questions concerning the criminal background investigation.
Understanding the Application and Background Process
This YouTube video provides a thorough overview of the process conducted by the California Bureau of Gambling Control and California Gambling Control Commission for applications received for suitability consideration to hold a license within California's controlled gambling industries.
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This YouTube video provides an overview of the Designated Agent requirements, as set forth in the California Gambling Control Commission's licensing regulations, effective January 1, 2021.
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This video is an excellent resource for a California Gambling Control Commission license, permit, or registration holder who has questions about who must wear a badge and when. This video also provides information on how to obtain a replacement badge if a Commission issued badge is ever lost or stolen.
Regulation Changes: TPPPS Registrations to Licensing
The Commission recently updated and unified the license practices between the cardrooms and Third-Party Providers of Proposition Player Services (TPPPS) license types. This YouTube video discusses these updates. Specifically, this video will provide an overview of the changes to the registration and license processes.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
HELPFUL RESOURCES
- Key Employee Responsibilities - October, 2023
- Must-Do's - Crucial Tips for the State Application Process - May 2021
- Licensing Process
- Initial Application Checklist
- How to Replace a Badge
- Who To Call: Commission or Bureau?
- Reduction and Expungement of Convictions
- Commission and Bureau Roles and Responsibilities
Brochures:
Flyers:
INDUSTRY NOTICES
- 01.19.2024 – California Gambling Control Commission: 2024-2027 Strategic Plan
- 12.1.2023 - Commission Public Meetings Conducted via Zoom and In-Person Effective January 1, 2024
- 09.18.2023 – Public Meeting Notification
- 08.03.2023 - Notice re: Badge Mailing Policy
- 06.01.2023 - Notice re: Commission Public Meetings Conducted via Zoom and In-Person
- 05.24.2023 - Notice re: Cardroom License Moratorium Reinstatement
- 05.08.2023 - Industry Notice – Guidance re Documenting Sole and Separate Property Interest
- 03.28.2023 – Commission Issues New Precedential Decision
- 02.14.2023 – Prohibited Direct Communication Notice
- 12.28.2022 - GPAC Project – Invitation to Provide Alternative Annual Fee Calculation Methodologies
- 09.14.2022 – Notice re: Cardroom Moratorium
- 07.11.2022 – Notice to Industry re: Zoom Only Meetings (Eff. 7/15/22)
- 07.06.2022 – Notice to Industry – Second Readoption of Emergency Regulations: Fee Modernization Project
- 04.06.2022 – Notice to Industry – First Readoption of Emergency Regulations: Fee Modernization Project
- 03.18.2022 – NOTICE TO INDUSTRY RE COMMISSION PUBLIC MEETINGS CONDUCTED IN ZOOM AND IN-PERSON
(Please see 07.11.2022 Commission Notice for current operations) - 03.17.2022 – NOTICE TO INDUSTRY RE CHANGES TO COMMISSION PRACTICES FOLLOWING AB 120
- 10.07.2021 – Notice to Industry – Emergency Regulations: Fee Modernization Project
- 10.06.2021 – Commission Notice re AB 120 and SB 819
- 09.22.2021 – Cost and Fee Analysis: Fee Study Report of Findings
- 09.16.2021 - Prohibited Communications with Commission Members and Staff
- 07.16.2021 – Governor Newsom Signs AB 137
- 12.10.2020 – Notice to Industry – Financial Reporting Requirements
- 12.04.2020 – Notice to Industry – Regional Stay at Home Order
- 11.19.2020 - Notice to Industry - Limited Stay at Home Order
- 11.17.2020 - Notice to Industry - Blueprint for a Safer Economy Updates
- 10.28.2020 – Notice to Industry – EXECUTIVE ORDER N-83-20: ADDITIONAL INDUSTRY RELIEF
- 09.09.2020 – Notice to Industry – Outdoor Gambling
- 8.28.2020 – Notice to Industry – New California Blueprint for a Safer Economy and How it Relates to the Cardrooms
- 8.21.2020 Advisory Notice Concerning Emergency Regulations: Emergency Sanitation Plans
- 7.13.2020 MANDATED CARDROOM CLOSURES IN ALL COUNTIES (SEE AUGUST 28, 2020 CORRESPONDENCE)
- 7.8.2020 Update on Governor Directed Cardroom Closures within Specified Counties (SEE AUGUST 28, 2020 CORRESPONDENCE)
- 7.7.2020 Update on Governor Directed Cardroom Closures within Specified Counties (SEE AUGUST 28, 2020 CORRESPONDENCE)
- 7.1.2020 Notice to Industry - Mandated Cardroom Closures Within Specified Counties (SEE AUGUST 28, 2020 CORRESPONDENCE)
- 6.30.2020 Additional 60-Day Relief Provided During COVID-19 State of Emergency: Release of Executive Order N-71-20
- 6.5.2020 Cardroom Reopening Guidelines and Notification of Intent to Release Emergency Regulations
- 05.30.2020 Additional Relief Provided During COVID-19 State of Emergency: Release of Executive Order N-66-20
- 03.31.2020 Relief Provided During COVID-19 State of Emergency
- 03.27.2020 Response to Cardroom Industry
- 03.19.2020 Industry Correspondence re Continuation of Operations and Participation in Public Meetings.
- Continuance of CGCC Public Meetings and Participation Options - March 13, 2020
Please Read the March 19th letter for the most up-to-date information - Cardroom Industry Correspondence Regarding Novel Coronavirus - March 11, 2020
- AB 649 (Chapter 432, Statutes of 2019) Advisory Letter - December 13, 2019
- Notice - Reminder Regarding the Prohibition of Ex Parte Communications with The California Gambling Control Commission and Staff - February 12, 2018 (See Updated Notice Released on 9-16-2021)
