CHULA VISTA, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Cardroom operators are ramping up efforts to block new regulations proposed by the state attorney general, including Seven Mile Casino in Chula Vista.
The proposed changes are set to take effect April 1, and while the state has said it aims to enforce existing gambling laws, critics have called the move unlawful.
“All the games that we play, they’ve been licensed since the early 2000s, and part of why we’re upset and objecting to this is because prior attorney generals have already reviewed these rules for compliance with the law and they’re changing that now,” said Heather Guerena, Vice President and General Counsel for Seven Mile Casino.
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