https://gamblingatlas.org/states/california/ New laws, launches, tax changes and enacted bills on gambling in California. en-us Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/legislation/california/#CA20252026AB2793 bill:CA20252026AB2793 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Existing law, the Gambling Control Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of various legalized gambling activities and establishments by the California Gambling Control Commission and the investigation and enforcement of those activities by the Department of Justice. Under existing law, the commission consists of 5 members who are appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate. Existing law requires one member of the commission, among other criteria, to be an attorney with regulatory law experience. This bill would instead require one member of the commission, among other criteria, to be an attorney with regulatory or gaming law experience. The bill would make other technical, nonsubstantive changes. https://gamblingatlas.org/legislation/california/#CA20252026AB2539 bill:CA20252026AB2539 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Existing federal law, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, provides for the negotiation and execution of tribal-state gaming compacts for the purpose of authorizing certain types of gaming on Indian lands within a state. The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to negotiate and conclude those compacts, subject to ratification by the Legislature. Existing law expressly ratifies a number of tribal-state gaming compacts, and amendments to tribal-state gaming compacts, between the State of California and specified Indian tribes. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project, as defined, that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment, as defined, or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. This bill would ratify the tribal-state gaming compact e https://gamblingatlas.org/legislation/california/#CA20252026SB920 bill:CA20252026SB920 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Existing law, the Gambling Control Act, provides for the licensure and regulation of various legalized gambling activities and establishments by the California Gambling Control Commission and the investigation and enforcement of those activities and establishments by the Department of Justice. Existing law establishes the Gambling Control Fund within the State Treasury for the receipt and deposit of fees and revenue collected pursuant to the act. Under the act, specified licensing fees are required to be paid for the issuance or renewal of a state gambling license, as specified. Existing law requires that all fees and revenue collected pursuant to the act, except all fines and penalties, be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for expenditure exclusively for the support of the department and the commission in carrying out their duties and responsibilities under the act. This bill would require the commission or the department, upon the adoption or amendment of a fee that https://gamblingatlas.org/legislation/california/#CA20252026SB542 bill:CA20252026SB542 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Existing federal law, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, provides for the negotiation and execution of tribal-state gaming compacts for the purpose of authorizing certain types of gaming on Indian lands within a state. The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to negotiate and conclude those compacts, subject to ratification by the Legislature. Existing law expressly ratifies a number of tribal-state gaming compacts, and amendments to tribal-state gaming compacts, between the State of California and specified Indian tribes. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project, as defined, that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment, as defined, or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. This bill would ratify the 2nd amendment to the tribal-s https://gamblingatlas.org/legislation/california/#CA20252026AB1526 bill:CA20252026AB1526 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Existing law requires an annual audit of the financial books and records of the horsemen's organizations, with respect to pension funds received by the organizations pursuant to specified laws, to be conducted by a nationally recognized accounting firm within 90 days of the close of the fund's business year. This bill would eliminate the 90-day time limit on conducting the annual audit and would authorize the California Horse Racing Board to permit exceptions to the audit requirement. The Horse Racing Law requires each application for a license to conduct a horse racing meeting to be accompanied by a deposit to secure the payment of any license fee imposed pursuant to specified provisions of that law, in the form of a certified check payable to the Treasurer of the State of California, in the amount of $10,000. Under the Horse Racing Law, a person engaged in the conduct of a recognized horse race meeting is required to pay a separate license fee imposed under other provisions of the https://gamblingatlas.org/legislation/california/#CA20252026SB1235 bill:CA20252026SB1235 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Existing federal law, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, provides for the negotiation and execution of tribal-state gaming compacts for the purpose of authorizing certain types of gaming on Indian lands within a state. The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to negotiate and conclude those compacts, subject to ratification by the Legislature. Existing law expressly ratifies a number of tribal-state gaming compacts, and amendments to tribal-state gaming compacts, between the State of California and specified Indian tribes. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project, as defined, that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment, as defined, or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. This bill would ratify the 5th amendment to the tribal-s https://gamblingatlas.org/legislation/california/#CA20252026AB2173 bill:CA20252026AB2173 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Existing federal law, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, provides for the negotiation and execution of tribal-state gaming compacts for the purpose of authorizing certain types of gaming on Indian lands within a state. The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to negotiate and conclude those compacts, subject to ratification by the Legislature. Existing law expressly ratifies a number of tribal-state gaming compacts, and amendments to tribal-state gaming compacts, between the State of California and specified Indian tribes. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project, as defined, that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment, as defined, or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. This bill would ratify the first amendment to the tribal https://gamblingatlas.org/legislation/california/#CA20252026AB1579 bill:CA20252026AB1579 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Existing federal law, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, provides for the negotiation and execution of tribal-state gaming compacts for the purpose of authorizing certain types of gaming on Indian lands within a state. The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to negotiate and conclude tribal-state gaming compacts, subject to ratification by the Legislature. Existing law expressly ratifies a number of tribal-state gaming compacts, and amendments of tribal-state gaming compacts, between the State of California and specified Indian tribes. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project, as defined, that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment, as defined, or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. This bill would ratify the amendment to th https://gamblingatlas.org/legislation/california/#CA20252026SB1434 bill:CA20252026SB1434 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT The California State Lottery Act of 1984, an initiative measure, authorizes a California State Lottery and provides for its operation and administration by the California State Lottery Commission and the Director of the California State Lottery, with certain limitations. The act prohibits the assignment of the right of any person to a prize, but authorizes assignment of the payment of a lottery prize, in whole or in part, under specified circumstances, including if there is a judicial order appointing a conservator or a guardian for the protection of the prizewinner, or for adjudicating rights to, or ownership of, the prize. This bill would instead authorize assignment of the payment of a prize if there is an appropriate judicial order issued for either (1) appointing a conservator or guardian for the protection of the prizewinner or (2) adjudicating rights to, or ownership of, the prize. https://gamblingatlas.org/legislation/california/#CA20252026AB1389 bill:CA20252026AB1389 Tue, 26 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Existing federal law, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, provides for the negotiation and execution of tribal-state gaming compacts for the purpose of authorizing certain types of gaming on Indian lands within a state. The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to negotiate and conclude those compacts, subject to ratification by the Legislature. Existing law expressly ratifies a number of tribal-state gaming compacts, and amendments to tribal-state gaming compacts, between the State of California and specified Indian tribes. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project, as defined, that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment, as defined, or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. This bill would ratify the second amendment to the triba https://gamblingatlas.org/states/california/#timeline event:CA:2026-03:CNIGA chair signals tribes are preparing a 2028 (not 2026) b Sun, 01 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/states/california/#timeline event:CA:2026-01-01:AB 831's sweepstakes-casino ban takes effect Thu, 01 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/states/california/#timeline event:CA:2026-01:California DOJ seizes 26 "Racing on Demand" historical horse Thu, 01 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/states/california/#timeline event:CA:2026-01:Santa Anita sues Attorney General Rob Bonta over the HHR ter Thu, 01 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/states/california/#timeline event:CA:2025-11:Federal judge denies California tribes' preliminary injuncti Sat, 01 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/states/california/#timeline event:CA:2025-10-11:Governor Newsom signs AB 831, banning dual-currency online s Sat, 11 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/legislation/california/#CA20252026AB831 bill:CA20252026AB831 Sat, 11 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT Existing law prohibits specified unfair acts or practices undertaken or committed by any person in the operation of any contest or sweepstakes including, among other things, using or offering for use any method intended to be used by a person interacting with an electronic video monitor to simulate gambling or play gambling-themed games in a business establishment that directly or indirectly implements the predetermination of sweepstakes cash, cash-equivalent prizes, or other prizes of value, or otherwise connects a sweepstakes player or participant with sweepstakes cash, cash-equivalent prizes, or other prizes of value. This bill would specify that using or offering for use any method, including an internet website or an online application, in the manner described above is prohibited, and would make conforming changes. The bill would delete the term "gambling-themed games" from the above-described provisions, and revise the description of "gambling" to include examples, such as lotte https://gamblingatlas.org/legislation/california/#CA20252026SB451 bill:CA20252026SB451 Fri, 10 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT Existing law, the Gambling Control Act, establishes the California Gambling Control Commission, which is responsible for licensing and regulating various gambling activities and establishments. Existing law requires the Department of Justice to investigate any violations of, and to enforce, the act. Existing law also vests the department with the responsibility to investigate violations of prohibitions against specified gambling activities, as enumerated in the Penal Code, including, among others, prohibitions against (1) lotteries, (2) certain games played with cards, dice, or any device, for money, and (3) slot machines. This bill would clarify that the department's authority to investigate suspected criminal violations of the aforementioned prohibited gambling activities enumerated in the Penal Code includes suspected violations that occur outside of a licensed gambling establishment, irrespective of whether the suspected violation involves licensees. The California Constitution g https://gamblingatlas.org/legislation/california/#CA20252026AB492 bill:CA20252026AB492 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT Under existing law, the State Department of Health Care Services is responsible for administering prevention, treatment, and recovery services for alcohol and drug abuse and problem gambling. Existing law authorizes the department to issue a license to operate an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility upon receipt of a completed written application, fire clearance, and licensing fee, as specified. This bill would require the department, whenever it issues a license to operate an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility, to concurrently provide written notification of the issuance of the license to the city or county in which the facility is located. The bill would require the notice to include the name and mailing address of the licensee and the location of the facility. https://gamblingatlas.org/legislation/california/#CA20252026SB859 bill:CA20252026SB859 Fri, 03 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT The California State Lottery Act of 1984 authorizes a California State Lottery and provides for its operation and administration by the California State Lottery Commission and the Director of the California State Lottery. The act establishes the State Lottery Fund as a continuously appropriated fund for carrying out the purposes of the act and requires the fund to receive all proceeds from the sales of lottery tickets or shares, the temporary line of credit for initial startup costs, and all other moneys credited to the lottery from any other source. Existing law authorizes the California State Lottery to draw funds from its continuous appropriation for the purpose of making immediate payment through its revolving fund to lottery prizewinners of $1,000 or less, provided that regulations to support the action are adopted by the commission. This bill would increase the amount that may be paid immediately to lottery winners under these provisions to $100,000. https://gamblingatlas.org/legislation/california/#CA20252026AB1527 bill:CA20252026AB1527 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT Existing federal law, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, provides for the negotiation and execution of tribal-state gaming compacts for the purpose of authorizing certain types of gaming on Indian lands within a state. The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to negotiate and conclude those compacts, subject to ratification by the Legislature. Existing law expressly ratifies a number of tribal-state gaming compacts, and amendments to tribal-state gaming compacts, between the State of California and specified Indian tribes. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project, as defined, that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment, as defined, or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. This bill would ratify the amendment to the tribal-state https://gamblingatlas.org/legislation/california/#CA20252026SB864 bill:CA20252026SB864 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT Existing federal law, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, provides for the negotiation and execution of tribal-state gaming compacts for the purpose of authorizing certain types of gaming on Indian lands within a state. The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to negotiate and conclude those compacts, subject to ratification by the Legislature. Existing law expressly ratifies a number of tribal-state gaming compacts, and amendments to tribal-state gaming compacts, between the State of California and specified Indian tribes. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project, as defined, that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment, as defined, or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. This bill would ratify the tribal-state gaming compact e https://gamblingatlas.org/legislation/california/#CA20252026AB221 bill:CA20252026AB221 Fri, 26 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT Existing law establishes the Tribal Nation Grant Fund, administered by the California Gambling Control Commission, for the receipt and deposit of moneys received by the state from Indian tribes pursuant to the terms of tribal-state gaming compacts. Under existing law, moneys in the Tribal Nation Grant Fund are available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the discretionary distribution of funds to nongaming and limited-gaming tribes, as specified. Existing law establishes the Tribal Nation Grant Fund Program and authorizes Tribal Nation Grant Fund Panel to award grants from available moneys within the fund and make other distributions from the fund to eligible tribes, as specified. Existing law requires an eligible tribe requesting a grant to submit an application on a form approved by the panel and provided by the commission. Existing law authorizes the panel to distribute of the available moneys in the fund to all eligible tribes that submitted a completed grant application, https://gamblingatlas.org/legislation/california/#CA20252026SB860 bill:CA20252026SB860 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT (1) The California Constitution permits the Legislature to authorize cities, counties, and cities and counties to provide for bingo games for charitable purposes. Existing law authorizes those local agencies to regulate bingo games for charitable purposes under specified criteria. A violation of these provisions is a misdemeanor. Prior law, until January 1, 2017, authorized remote caller bingo for charitable purposes and required the commission to regulate remote caller bingo, including licensure and operation. Existing law prohibits Gambling Control Act requirements from applying to remote caller bingo unless expressly made applicable by repealed provisions relating to the aforementioned remote caller bingo program. Existing law requires the commission to adopt emergency regulations concerning remote caller bingo and concerning card-minding devices by May 1, 2009. Existing law creates the Charity Bingo Mitigation Fund for the purpose of transitioning eligible entities to remote call https://gamblingatlas.org/states/california/#timeline event:CA:2025-07-03:Attorney General Rob Bonta opines that daily fantasy sports Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/states/california/#timeline event:CA:2025-07:Pace-O-Matic and Republic Amusements sue California ABC in M Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/legislation/california/#CA20252026AB137 bill:CA20252026AB137 Mon, 30 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT (1) The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) grants to a consumer various rights with respect to personal information, as defined, that is collected by a business, as defined, including the right to request that a business delete personal information about the consumer that the business has collected from the consumer. The California Privacy Rights Act of 2020, an initiative measure approved by the voters as Proposition 24 at the November 3, 2020, statewide general election, amended, added to, and reenacted the CCPA. The CCPA establishes the California Privacy Protection Agency with full administrative power, authority, and jurisdiction to implement and enforce the CCPA. The CCPA creates the Consumer Privacy Fund in the State Treasury and makes moneys in the fund available upon appropriation by the Legislature first to offset any costs incurred by the state courts in connection with actions brought to enforce the CCPA, the costs incurred by the Attorney General in carrying https://gamblingatlas.org/legislation/california/#CA20252026SB49 bill:CA20252026SB49 Wed, 28 May 2025 12:00:00 GMT Existing federal law, the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, provides for the negotiation and execution of tribal-state gaming compacts for the purpose of authorizing certain types of gaming on Indian lands within a state. The California Constitution authorizes the Governor to negotiate and conclude those compacts, subject to ratification by the Legislature. Existing law expressly ratifies a number of tribal-state gaming compacts, and amendments to tribal-state gaming compacts, between the State of California and specified Indian tribes. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project, as defined, that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment, as defined, or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. This bill would ratify amendments between the State of https://gamblingatlas.org/states/california/#timeline event:CA:2025-04-23:Rincon Band of Luiseño Mission Indians sues card rooms and T Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/states/california/#timeline event:CA:2025-02-18:Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians files suit against ca Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/states/california/#timeline event:CA:2025-01-01:SB 549 takes effect; tribal coalition files first lawsuit ag Wed, 01 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/states/california/#timeline event:CA:2024-09:Governor Newsom signs SB 549 (Tribal Nations Access to Justi Sun, 01 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/states/california/#timeline event:CA:2024-06:California Lottery publicly declares online courier ticket p Sat, 01 Jun 2024 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/states/california/#timeline event:CA:2022-11-08:Voters reject Proposition 26 (tribal/racetrack retail sports Tue, 08 Nov 2022 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/states/california/#timeline event:CA:2022-11-08:Voters reject Proposition 27 (statewide online sports bettin Tue, 08 Nov 2022 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/states/california/#timeline event:CA:2022-05-12:California Attorney General opinion (105 Ops. Cal. Atty. Gen Thu, 12 May 2022 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/states/california/#timeline event:CA:2021:Jackpocket enters the California market and exits after abou Fri, 01 Jan 2021 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/states/california/#timeline event:CA:2000-03-07:Voters approve Proposition 1A, authorizing the Governor to n Tue, 07 Mar 2000 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/states/california/#timeline event:CA:1997:Gambling Control Act creates the framework later administere Wed, 01 Jan 1997 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/states/california/#timeline event:CA:1995:Statutory moratorium on new card-room licenses takes effect Sun, 01 Jan 1995 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/states/california/#timeline event:CA:1985:California State Lottery begins ticket sales Tue, 01 Jan 1985 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/states/california/#timeline event:CA:1984-11-06:Voters approve Proposition 37, creating the California State Tue, 06 Nov 1984 12:00:00 GMT