BILL ANALYSIS �
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 820 (Hall)
As Introduced February 21, 2013
Majority vote
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION 16-0 APPROPRIATIONS 17-0
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|Ayes:|Hall, Nestande, Bigelow, |Ayes:|Gatto, Harkey, Bigelow, |
| |Chesbro, Cooley, Gray, | |Bocanegra, Bradford, Ian |
| |Hagman, | |Calderon, Campos, |
| |Roger Hern�ndez, Jones, | |Donnelly, Eggman, Gomez, |
| |Jones-Sawyer, Levine, | |Hall, Holden, Linder, |
| |Medina, Perea, V. Manuel | |Pan, Quirk, Wagner, Weber |
| |P�rez, Salas, Waldron | | |
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SUMMARY : Changes several definitions within the Gambling
Control Act. Specifically, this bill :
1)Revises the definition of a "key employee" to any person
employed in the operation of a gambling enterprise in a
supervisory capacity or empowered to make discretionary
decisions with regard to the gambling operations.
2)Adds surveillance managers and supervisors to the definition
of "key employee" for licensing purposes.
3)Deletes the term "pit boss" and replaces the term "shift boss"
to "shift manager."
EXISTING LAW :
1)The Gambling Control Act (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
(CGCC).
2)Provides for the enforcement of those gambling activities by
the Department of Justice (DOJ).
3)Makes it a crime for specified persons to fail to apply for
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and obtain from the CGCC, and to thereafter maintain, a valid
Key Employee License.
4)Defines "key employee" as any natural person employed in the
operation of a gambling enterprise in a supervisory capacity
or empowered to make discretionary decisions that regulate
gambling operations, including, without limitation, pit
bosses, shift bosses, credit executives, cashier operations
supervisors, gambling operation managers and assistant
managers, managers or supervisors of security employees, or
any other natural person designated as a key employee by the
DOJ for reasons consistent with the policies of the Act.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, there are no significant costs associated with this
legislation.
COMMENTS :
Background : The Act provides the CGCC with jurisdiction over
the operation of gambling establishments in California. The Act
assigns the CGCC the responsibility of assuring that gambling
licenses are not issued to, or held by, unqualified or
disqualified persons, or by persons whose operations are
conducted in a manner that is harmful to the public health,
safety, or welfare. The Act directs the CGCC to issue licenses
only to those persons of good character, honesty and integrity,
whose prior activities, criminal record, if any; reputation,
habits and associations do not pose a threat to the public
interest of this state. The DOJ conducts background and field
investigations and enforces the provisions of the Act in this
regard.
Purpose of the bill : This bill revises the definition of key
employee as any natural person employed in the operation of a
gambling enterprise in a supervisory capacity or empowered to
make discretionary decisions with regard to gambling operations.
State and local governments regulate gambling, not the card
clubs. This change gives the CGCC the authority to license
those persons that have actual control over gambling operations
in card clubs.
This bill also deletes the term "pit bosses" and "shift bosses"
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from the definition of key employee and replaces it with "shift
managers." The terms "pit bosses" and "shift bosses" are
generally used in Nevada casinos, not in card clubs which use
the term "shift managers."
Finally, this bill includes surveillance managers or supervisors
in the definition of key employee. These are persons who play a
key role in the security, oversight, and in some cases,
investigations of card club activities.
Analysis Prepared by : Felipe Lopez / G. O. / (916) 319-2531
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