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CONSENT
Bill No: SB 374
Author: Strickland (R)
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION COMM : 12-0, 04/26/11
AYES: Wright, Anderson, Berryhill, Cannella, Corbett, De
León, Evans, Hernandez, Padilla, Strickland, Wyland, Yee
NO VOTE RECORDED: Calderon
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
SUBJECT : Gambling control: key employee licenses
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill authorizes a key employee in a
gambling establishment with a valid personal portable
license to work as a key employee in any key employee
position in more than one gambling establishment.
ANALYSIS : Existing law:
1.The Gambling Control Act provides for the licensure of
certain individuals and establishments involved in
various gambling activities, and for the regulation of
those activities, by the California Gambling Control
Commission.
2.Requires certain people employed in the operation of a
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gambling enterprise, known as "key employees," to apply
for and obtain a key employee license.
3.Entitles the holder of a key employee license to work in
any key employee position at any gambling establishment,
provided that the key employee terminates employment with
one gambling establishment before commencing work for
another.
4.Requires the Gambling Control Commission to establish a
program for portable personal licenses for key employees.
This bill authorizes a key employee with a valid personal
portable license to work as a key employee in any key
employee position in more than one gambling establishment.
Comments
Prior to 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's card rooms. However, the scope of the
Attorney General's authority was extremely limited and
funding was inadequate.
In 1997 the Legislature enacted the Gambling Control Act
(Chapter 867, Statutes of 1997), which created a
comprehensive scheme for statewide regulation of legal
gambling under a bifurcated system of administration
involving the Division 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 Department of Justice is responsible for conducting
background investigations into applicants seeking key
employee licenses. The Department of Justice assesses the
integrity of the applicant, general character, reputation,
habits, and financial and criminal history.
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According to the author's office, existing law only allows
a key employee to work at one gambling establishment at a
time. Thus, individuals may not work at multiple gambling
sites even though the sites may have the same owner. The
author wants to remove this statutory restriction to assist
these employees, who may not be able to work full-time at
one location.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
PQ:nl 5/11/11 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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