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California Gambling Control
by Jerry "Jet"
Whittaker
Aug 5, 2006
Californian Gambling
The United States is one of the gambling havens of the
world. In the US there are states like Nevada and
Connecticut that would attract any hard-core gambling
enthusiast. One state in the US is the state of
California that has a reputation of being a great place
for gambling enthusiasts. However, the Californian state
government has imposed several rules on gambling in the
state.
Rules of California
In California, there is the Californian Gambling
Control Commission under the Gambling Control Act. This
Commission is has the authority to control the working
and concentration of gambling and casinos in the state
of California. The Commission controls and regulates the
activity of all the gambling casinos, gambling agencies
and gambling activities in California. Apart from this,
the Commission also controls individual gambling
behavior and actions completely. The Commission is also
responsible for issuing licenses and formulating
policies for gambling in the state. The Commission also
acts as the adjudicator for license denials that are
recommended by the Division of Gambling Control. The
Commission also issues directives for collection of
gambling taxes and license fees for Casinos in
California.
There are several other laws that are formulated for
casinos and gamblers in California. The Californian
authorities are trying to ensure that gambling in the
state is carried out as smoothly as possible. Their main
motive is to minimize criminal actions in gambling and
maintain the status of gambling as clean as possible.
They have this main aim of eliminating illegal gambling
practices to the maximum extent possible. The
Californian
Division of Gambling Control is responsible for
maintaining this discipline in gambling in the state of
California. The state authorities have formulated strict
laws for lottery agencies in California.
People must abide by all these rules and regulations
while buying a lottery ticket. It is also important that
while securing the prize money, there are certain laws
that are followed. Along with this, people cannot
possess gambling devices like slot machines without the
permission of the state. The state authorities also
control the working of public card rooms under the
gambling control act. These laws are extremely essential
for maintaining the sportive spirit of gambling. These
rules also ensure that there is very little
criminalization of gambling.
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