Association accuses Attorney General Rob Bonta of an ‘unprecedented power grab’
The California Gaming Association (CGA) has been joined by several California cardrooms and third-party proposition players to file two lawsuits against state regulations that would stop them from offering blackjack-style games, saying they could wipe out 60 per cent of the tax generated by card rooms.
The California Gaming Association has slammed the new regulation put forward by California Attorney General Rob Bonta as an ‘unprecedented power grab’ saying it would damage not only the card rooms sector but also the cities which host them.
Areas such as Bell Gardens, Commerce, Compton, Gardena, and Hawaiian Gardens, all need cardrooms within their jurisdictions for budget revenue.
Kyle Kirkland, President of the California Gaming Association, said: “Attorney General Bonta’s regulations threaten to eliminate more than half of California’s cardroom jobs and wipe out a critical source of revenue for dozens of cities. These games have operated legally for decades under multiple Attorneys General, yet one public official is now moving to shut them down without identifying a single public safety concern or addressing the 1,764 public comments about these regulations.”
“Our industry repeatedly raised legal and economic concerns throughout the rulemaking process, but the Attorney General refused to engage with the communities and working families who will be harmed. We are asking the court to stop these unlawful regulations before they wipe out thousands of jobs and put many local economies into fiscal distress across California. The Attorney General hasn’t taken feedback from the community, certainly hasn’t taken feedback from card rooms. There’s a number of communities that are affected by this decision, these regulations, and frankly, it’s just scary.”
“These unnecessary regulations will eliminate over half of all cardroom jobs and force many communities to cut police, fire, parks, senior, and food programs when the long-standing tax base disappears. The primary beneficiaries of the proposed regulations would be tribal casinos. Gaming at tribal casinos would not be covered by the proposed regulations.””
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