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Proposed rule changes could hurt California card rooms

Proposed Rule Change Could Put California Card Rooms Out Of Commission

More proposed card room changes that could affect the industry significantly are the subject of a December 18 Bureau of Gambling Control meeting. Read More

Posted on: December 10, 2019 | | Derek Helling

Proposed California Card Room Changes Aren’t Sitting Well With The Cities

If CA Attorney General Xavier Becerra gets his way, card rooms in the state are about to see new regulations that could impact their operations. Read More

Posted on: June 18, 2019 | | Derek Helling

Gardens Casino May Not Fully Understand What Guaranteed Means

The Gardens Casino drew widespread criticism after adding flights to poker event last minute to avoid paying overlay on its $1 million guarantee. Read More

Posted on: October 1, 2017 | | Jessica Welman

Everything’s Coming Up Poker At The Gardens Casino This Month

The Gardens Casino in California is hosting another big-guarantee, low buy-in event, this time with the help of the Poker Night in America cameras. Read More

Posted on: September 9, 2017 | | Jessica Welman

Bicycle Casino’s WPT Event Celebrates Billions And Blow Ups

Phil Hellmuth came up just short of his first WPT title, taking second at the Bike, but the tour had no problem hittings its billion-dollar benchmark. Read More

Posted on: September 1, 2017 | | Jessica Welman

DOJ Issues Emergency Closure Of 500 Club Over Poker Chip Issue

DOJ officials issued an emergency closure of the 500 Club in Clovis, CA after a raid discovered the card room had more chips in use than cash on hand. Read More

Posted on: August 20, 2017 | | Jessica Welman

Tribal Leaders To CA Attorney General: Fix The Table Games Issue Now

In a recent meeting of tribal leadership and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, the tribes said something must change about card room table games. Read More

Posted on: July 16, 2017 | | Jessica Welman

Downtown Sacramento Skyline Could Get A Card Room This Year

The historic Elks Tower is a few steps away from being the first card room in downtown Sacramento, but other casinos are fighting hard to stop them. Read More

Posted on: June 18, 2017 | | Jessica Welman

Tribes And Card Rooms Waging War Over Table Games

For years, California's tribes and card rooms have been at odds over the player-dealt house-banked games offered in the state's licensed card rooms. Read More

Posted on: May 29, 2017 | | Steve Ruddock

Coalitions Shuffle The Deck, But CA Online Poker Still A Wash This Year

The only change on the online poker front is a shuffling of tribal and card room coalitions. Online poker, meanwhile, is going nowhere fast. Read More

Posted on: May 23, 2017 | | Steve Ruddock