We have always understood a basic truth: competition creates opportunity, while monopolies concentrate power and leave working communities behind. Today, that principle is under threat.
New regulations targeting cardrooms, which were advanced by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and are slated to take effect on April 1, risk fundamentally reshaping the state’s gaming landscape in a way that favors consolidation over fairness. These regulations directly favor dominant gaming interests, as they are designed to divert gaming activity and revenue to a few wealthy tribal casinos. The consequences would land hardest on cities like San Jose and the marginalized communities that rely on local cardrooms or jobs and stability.
Attorney General Rob Bonta’s new regulations will severely restrict California cardrooms’ ability to operate their most popular table games, including by outright prohibiting them from offering modified blackjack-style and other games– these rules would reap economic devastation on California’s cardrooms…