California Judge Blocks Cardroom Game Ban

A San Francisco Superior Court judge has ruled that California gambling regulators overstepped their legal authority when they attempted to impose statewide restrictions on cardroom games, delivering a major victory for the state’s cardroom industry and the cities that depend on it for revenue. Judge Richard Darwin issued the decision Tuesday, concluding that the Bureau of Gambling Control, which operates within Attorney General Rob Bonta’s Department of Justice, lacked the power to enact broad prohibitions on games across California through […] The post California Judge Blocks Cardroom Game Ban appeared first on World Casino News.

Jul 1, 2026 - 07:00
California Judge Blocks Cardroom Game Ban

A San Francisco Superior Court judge has ruled that California gambling regulators overstepped their legal authority when they attempted to impose statewide restrictions on cardroom games, delivering a major victory for the state’s cardroom industry and the cities that depend on it for revenue. Judge Richard Darwin issued the decision Tuesday, concluding that the Bureau of Gambling Control, which operates within Attorney General Rob Bonta’s Department of Justice, lacked the power to enact broad prohibitions on games across California through […]

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