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                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  AB 334
          Author:   Levine (D)
          Amended:  8/27/08 in Senate
          Vote:     21

           
          PRIOR VOTES NOT RELEVANT 


           SUBJECT  :    Remote caller bingo

           SOURCE  :     Author


          DIGEST  :    This bill appropriates up to $500,000, as  
          determined by order of the Director of the Department of  
          Finance, to the California Gambling Control Commission for  
          use in the 2008-09 fiscal year for purposes relating to the  
          regulation of remote caller bingo, as specified.  This bill  
          is a companion measure to SB 1369 (Cedillo and Battin)  
          which contains the provisions authorizing remote caller  
          bingo in this state, as specified.
           
           ANALYSIS  :    Existing law permits cities, counties, and  
          cities and counties to allow bingo games to be conducted by  
          specified organizations for charitable purposes.  Existing  
          law provides for the licensure and regulation of gambling  
          establishments, as defined, by the California Gambling  
          Control Commission.
           
          This bill appropriates up to $500,000, as determined by  
          order of the Director of the Department of Finance, from  
          the Californian Bingo Fund (which SB 1369 creates) to the  






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          California Gambling Control Commission to cover the costs  
          of implementation and enforcement of remote caller bingo  
          activities.
           
           NOTE:  Please refer to the Senate Floor Analysis of SB  
                 1369 for a comprehensive breakdown on remote caller  
                 bingo.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  Yes   Fiscal Com.:  Yes    
          Local:  No

          TSM:mw  8/28/08   Senate Floor Analyses 

                       SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  NONE RECEIVED

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