BILL ANALYSIS
AB 2193
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CORRECTED - 06/02/2010 Technical change (Member name)
ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 2193 (Hall)
As Introduced February 18, 2010
Majority vote
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION 21-0APPROPRIATIONS 12-5
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|Ayes:|Coto, Anderson, |Ayes:|Fuentes, Ammiano, |
| |Blakeslee, Chesbro, Cook, | |Bradford, |
| |Bradford, Evans, | |Charles Calderon, Coto, |
| |Galgiani, Hall, | |Davis, |
| |Hernandez, Hill, | |Monning, Ruskin, Skinner, |
| |Charles Calderon, Ma, | |Solorio, |
| |Mendoza, Nestande, V. | |Torlakson, Torrico |
| |Manuel Perez, Portantino, | | |
| |Silva, Torres, Torrico, | | |
| |Tran | | |
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| | |Nays:|Conway, Harkey, Miller, |
| | | |Nielsen, Norby |
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SUMMARY : Extends the moratorium on the issuance of a new
gambling license for card rooms from January 1, 2015 to January
1, 2020. Specifically, this bill :
1)Prohibits a governing body of electors representing a city,
county, or city and county from authorizing or expanding any
legal gaming beyond those licenses that were permitted on
January 1, 1996, and, extends the sunset date from January 1,
2015 to January 1, 2020.
2)Limits the California Gambling Control Commission (CGCC) from
issuing a gambling license for a card room that was not
licensed to operate on December 31, 1999, unless an
application to operate that establishment was on file with the
Department of Justice (DOJ) before September 1, 2000, and,
extends the sunset date from January 1, 2015 to January 1,
2020.
EXISTING LAW :
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1)Establishes the Gambling Control Act (Act) and provides for
the licensure of certain individuals and establishments
involved in various gambling activities, and for the
regulation of those activities, by the CGCC.
2)Provides for the enforcement of those activities by the DOJ.
3)Provides that any violation of the Act for which a penalty is
not provided is punishable as a misdemeanor.
4)Prohibits, until January 1, 2015, the governing body and the
electors of a county, city, or city and county from
authorizing or expanding any legal gaming beyond that
permitted on January 1, 1996.
5)Prohibits the CGCC, until January 1, 2015, from issuing a
gambling establishment that was not licensed to operate on
December 31, 1999, except as specified.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, as this bill prohibits the expansion of existing card
rooms and the issuance of licenses for new card rooms, it
results in forgone revenues for the Gambling Control Fund from
2014-15 through 2019-20. The amount of forgone revenue is
unknown, but could be in the millions of dollars annually. A
portion of that revenue would likely be offset by additional
workload costs.
COMMENTS : The Act was established to provide a comprehensive
scheme for statewide regulation of legal gambling. Among
several things, the Act provided that no new gambling
establishment may be opened in a city, county, or city and
county, in which a gambling establishment was not operating on
and before January 1, 1984, except upon the affirmative vote of
the electors of that local jurisdiction. Local jurisdictions
may adopt a gambling ordinance governing items such as the hours
of operation of gambling at those premises, patron security,
location of premises, wagering limits and the number of tables
permitted in those premises and in the jurisdiction as a whole.
Currently, there are two statutory moratoriums that restrict the
growth of controlled gambling in California. One moratorium
prohibits the state from issuing licenses for new gambling
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establishments. The other limits the amount that controlled
gambling can expand in local jurisdictions to no more than 24.99
% compared to the amount that was authorized on January 1, 1999.
Most local jurisdictions have modified their gambling
ordinances to realize the maximum amount of growth authorized by
law.
Analysis Prepared by : Rod Brewer / G. O. / (916) 319-2531
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