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Industry
February 13, 2025
Proposal for More Gaming Tables in Sacramento Gains Traction
Gamblers in Sacramento are set to receive expanded gaming options as the city seeks to approve the addition of new gaming tables. Under the new ordinance, cardrooms will be allowed to add several new gaming tables over 15 years. Sacramento Considers Additional Gaming Tables The measure was approved by the Sacramento City Council’s Law and […]
Legal
January 17, 2025
California: Court Asks Card Rooms to Supply Surveillance Footage
A dispute between Native American Tribes and card rooms in California is expected to be resolved after the two clashed for years over the offering of certain casino games by the latter. Previously, Tribes didn’t have the ability to sue card rooms as the former has a sovereign status, which means that they cannot turn […]
Legal
January 3, 2025
Tribes in California Take Legal Action Against Card Rooms
After arguing for years federally recognized Native American Tribes and card rooms in California will soon be able to resolve a major dispute. The prime issue of the Tribes is with the card rooms’ offering of certain table games such as poker and blackjack. The Tribes previously argued that such games cannot be offered by […]
Industry
December 11, 2024
Card Rooms Invest $3M in Campaign Against California Lawmakers
Late in October, a bill that enabled Tribal casinos in California to sue card rooms over games such as pai gow poker and blackjack the latter offers, was signed into law. Despite pushback from card rooms, Senate Bill 549 (SB 549) was signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom, enabling Tribal operators to take their […]
Industry
October 25, 2024
California Tribes’ Lawsuits Against Card Rooms Could Threaten Their Survival
A new California law may soon allow Native American tribes to legally challenge the operations of certain small casinos, or card rooms, that have existed for decades in Los Angeles County and other parts of the state. These establishments, typically limited to table games rather than slot machines, represent vital revenue sources for their cities […]
Legal
September 3, 2024
Bill Allowing California Tribes to Sue Cardrooms Gains Traction
For years, Native American Tribes in California and cardrooms argued over the legality of games offered by the latter. The Tribes’ main issue is with poker, baccarat and blackjack games offered by cardrooms. Their opponents found a way to offer such games through third-party proposition player providers and argued that those games operate in line […]
Legal
March 18, 2024
Raided Cardroom Owner Accepts Plea Deal after Two Years in Court
Joe Vongkaysone, the Texan who ran the state’s biggest poker club, has agreed to plead guilty to a count of participation in organized crime and a single count of gambling promotion. As reported by PokerNews, the man has avoided the charge of keeping a gambling place, thanks to his plea deal. Vongkaysone ran the Watauga […]
Industry
February 22, 2024
Tribes in California Allege $100M Annual Losses to Cardrooms
The battle between Indian tribes in California and the state’s cardrooms has been ongoing for years. There are nearly 100 cardrooms that operate across the state and their status is rather complex. While Indian tribes in the state have exclusivity over specific gambling games, they allege that cardrooms violate this exclusivity by offering banked card […]
Legal
January 12, 2024
Cardrooms in California Challenge Tribal Lawsuit Proposal
An ongoing battle between cardrooms and Indian tribes in California intensifies with the start of the new legislative session. On one hand, the cardrooms challenge a proposal that would enable tribes to file lawsuits against them, challenging whether their offering is legal. Currently, the legal status of cardrooms across the state is ambiguous. Nearly 100 […]
Industry
January 3, 2024
California’s Club One Casino Owner Runs for Congress Following McCarthy’s Exit
A gambling industry veteran is running for a major political position in California. Kyle Kirkland, an influential cardroom businessman, hopes to succeed US Rep. Kevin McCarthy who departed Congress at the end of 2023. McCarthy was removed as House Speaker in October in a move that concluded a 17-year Congress tenure and surprised many people. […]