{"id":31327,"date":"2019-12-10T16:12:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T17:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=31327"},"modified":"2019-12-11T12:56:18","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T12:56:18","slug":"proposed-rule-change-could-put-california-card-rooms-out-of-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/proposed-rule-change-could-put-california-card-rooms-out-of-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposed Rule Change Could Put California Card Rooms Out Of Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The seemingly never-ending struggle to establish a legal framework for gambling outside of tribal casinos in the <strong>Golden State<\/strong> has taken yet another turn. New proposed <strong>California card room<\/strong> changes may prove as ineffectual as their predecessors.<\/p>\n<p>Like previous attempts to reform California card room operations, the state may fall short in actually enforcing the modified rules. The most recent proposal has received strong opposition.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"the_newest_proposed_california_cardroom_changes\">The newest proposed California cardroom changes<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>California Bureau of Gambling Control<\/strong> has an unenviable task. That is, enforcing unsettled state law.<\/p>\n<p>The latest attempt at that is a new regulation that would affect the \u201cbanking\u201d portion of <strong>California blackjack<\/strong> games. More specifically, it addresses the role of <strong>third-party proposition players<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In the current system, players are periodically offered the chance to assume role of banker, but are free to decline. When players decline, the third-party players, who are registered with the state and pay a percentage to the cardrooms, can continue in that role uninterrupted.<\/p>\n<p>The new proposal would require the role of the banker to <strong>rotate every two hands<\/strong>. If all players decline, the game must end.<\/p>\n<p>Players would be free to start a new game or move to a different table. The new rules don\u2019t dictate that each player must take a turn as the banker, but simply that the same player can\u2019t hold that position for more than two consecutive hands.<\/p>\n<p>While this is somewhat about how the CBGC interprets state law, there is a bigger dynamic at play. Two equally-powerful forces in California are at odds with each other.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"the_proposed_changes_attempt_to_settle_an_industry_feud\">The proposed changes attempt to settle an industry feud<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Tribal casinos<\/strong> feel California law gives them exclusive right to offer most card games, including Blackjack-style contests. They maintain that California cardrooms offering such games constitute <strong>illegal gambling<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Cardrooms, however, feel they operate in a <strong>legal loophole<\/strong>. Because the casino is not backing the bets with house money, but rather just facilitating the games for a commission, they have been able to operate.<\/p>\n<p>That dispute has led to tribal casinos filing suit against the state in the past. Through the litigation, the casinos hope to force the CBGC to comply with their wishes.<\/p>\n<p>Because the cardrooms have operated without penalty for decades, the CBGC is hesitant. Cardrooms also have the support of local governments who they pay taxes to.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, the CBGC is left to thread a needle. It has to find a way to appease tribal casinos without destroying the cardrooms altogether.<\/p>\n<p>Like with previous proposals, California residents have an opportunity to voice their opinions. The CGBC has three <strong>public hearings<\/strong> next week.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"the_details_on_the_next_two_cgcc_public_meetings\">The details on the next two CGCC public meetings<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>California Gambling Control Commission<\/strong>, which the CBGC is a part of, meets twice next week. The first is on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cgcc.ca.gov\/documents\/agendas\/2019\/Final_Hearing_Agenda_12-18-19.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Monday, Dec. 16 in Sacramento<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The commission will meet again in the state\u2019s capital city on Wednesday, Dec. 18 and Thursday, Dec. 19. Although there will be a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cgcc.ca.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">livestream<\/a> of the open sections of each meeting, only those who are physically present will be able to take advantage of the <strong>public commentary time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear whether any of the California cardrooms or the <strong>trade unions<\/strong> representing their workers plan to attend the meetings. Individuals representing both parties have appeared at meetings in the past.<\/p>\n<p>Whether the state actually adopts and then enforces this change remains to be seen. If the opposition is loud enough, that may be a sufficient deterrent.<\/p>\n<p>The post Proposed Rule Change Could Put California Card Rooms Out Of Commission appeared first on Play CA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The seemingly never-ending struggle to establish a legal framework for gambling outside of tribal casinos 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