CaliforniaGambling.
What it does
Existing law, the Gambling Control Act, establishes the California Gambling Control Commission, which is responsible for licensing and regulating various gambling activities and establishments. Existing law requires the Department of Justice to investigate any violations of, and to enforce, the act. Existing law also vests the department with the responsibility to investigate violations of prohibitions against specified gambling activities, as enumerated in the Penal Code, including, among others, prohibitions against (1) lotteries, (2) certain games played with cards, dice, or any device, for money, and (3) slot machines.
More detail
This bill would clarify that the department's authority to investigate suspected criminal violations of the aforementioned prohibited gambling activities enumerated in the Penal Code includes suspected violations that occur outside of a licensed gambling establishment, irrespective of whether the suspected violation involves licensees.
The California Constitution generally prohibits lotteries and raffles. The California Constitution, notwithstanding this general prohibition, authorizes the Legislature to authorize private, nonprofit, eligible organizations to conduct raffles as a funding mechanism to provide support for their own or another private, nonprofit, eligible organizations' beneficial and charitable works, provided that at least 90% of the gross receipts from the raffle go directly to beneficial or charitable purposes in California. The California Constitution further authorizes the Legislature, by a 23 vote of each house, to amend the percentage of gross receipts required to be dedicated to beneficial or charitable purposes. Pursuant to this authority, existing statutory law authorizes an eligible organization to conduct a major league sports raffle if, among other requirements, 50% of the gross receipts generated from the sale of raffle tickets are used to benefit or provide support for beneficial or charitable purposes, as defined, the other 50% is paid to the winner, and the winners of the prizes are determined by a manual draw, as specified. Existing law authorizes these raffles only at a home game and prohibits an eligible organization from conducting more than one major league sports raffle per home game.
This bill would additionally authorize an eligible organization to conduct a major league sports raffle at a championship game, if held at the designated venue where an affiliated sports team plays their home games. The bill would make other technical and conforming changes. By expanding the scope of provisions that revise the percentage of gross receipts required to go to beneficial or charitable purposes pursuant to the California Constitution, this bill would require a 23 vote of each house.
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History
- 2025
- Oct 10Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 584, Statutes of 2025.Latest
- Oct 10Approved by the Governor Gavin Newsom.Became Law
- Sep 23Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.To Governor
- Sep 13Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3034.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
- Vote recorded Unfinished Business SB451 Archuleta et al. Concurrence. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded SB 451 Archuleta Senate Third Reading By AHRENS. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 13In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
- Sep 12Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 3431.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
- Sep 12Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
- Sep 12Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 11From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 20. Noes 0.) (September 11).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 10Joint Rule 62(a) suspended.
- Sep 9Re-referred to Com. on G.O. pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.2.Minor
- Sep 4Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Sep 4Read third time and amended.Major
- Sep 2Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- Aug 29From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29).Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
- Jul 9July 9 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Jun 26From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 22. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Jun 25
- Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 16Referred to Com. on G.O.Minor
- Jun 5In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
- Jun 4Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 1522.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Special Consent. Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 2Ordered to special consent calendar.
- May 27Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
- May 23Read second time and amended. Ordered to second reading.Major
- Vote recorded Do pass as amended. Result: pass.Upper
- May 23From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1200.) (May 23).Major
- May 16Set for hearing May 23.
- Apr 21April 21 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
- Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 11Set for hearing April 21.
- Apr 9Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
- Apr 9Withdrawn from committee.Major
- Apr 8From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0. Page 703.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.Minor
- Vote recorded Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Public Safety] with the recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 27Set for hearing April 8.
- Mar 25From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on G.O.Major
- Feb 26Referred to Coms. on G.O. and PUB. S.Minor
- Feb 19From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 21.
- Feb 18Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced