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DATE: March 13, 2007 .
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SUBJECT: Cardroom Ordinance Modifications County
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)8 BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION -
RECOMMENDATION:
DIRECT County Counsel to forward a copy of the attached cardroom ordinance modifications to
the California Department of Justice, prepare a final version of the attached ordinance after
receiving a response from the Department of Justice, and bring the ordinance to the Board of
Supervisors for consideration.
FISCAL IMPACT: No impact on the General Fund.
BACKGROUND: Currently, by County ordinance, only"natural persons”may be issued cardroom
license permits. California law permits licensing of business entities, in addition to individuals. The
modifications to the cardroom ordinance will conform the County's ordinance to state law.
Additionally, the proposed modifications will address the current requirement that a check for
winnings be paid "promptly"to a player,which can pose problems for a 24-hour operation during
times when no authorized check signer may be on site(e.g., at 3:00 a.m. on a Sunday). The
proposed modifications would permit issuance of a check for winnings"no later than the next
banking day." Finally,the current ordinance permits 16 tables for regular operations and 19 tables
for tournaments or special events approved by the state. The proposed modifications would
equalize the number of tables, permitting 19 tables per cardroom for all purposes.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
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___RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ___RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE
AYES: NOES: _ SHOWN.
ABSENT:______ABSTAIN:_
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CONTACT: Paige D'Angelo(820-8683) JOHN CULLEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
cc: County Administrator
County Counsel
Sheriff
BY _� PUTY
ORDINANCE NO. 2007-16
CARDROOMS
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors ordains as follows (omitting the parenthetical
footnotes from the official text of the enacted or amended provisions of the County Ordinance
Code):
SECTION I. This ordinance amends Section 52-3.301 of the County Ordinance Code to
conform to state licensing requirements, Section 52-3.505(a)to.modify check processing timing,
and Section 52-3.509(c) to equalize the number of tables permitted in a cardroom.
SECTION II. Section 52-3.301 of the County Ordinance Code is amended to read:
"A cardroom license shall be issued to:
(a) One or more natural persons;
(b) An owner of a cardroom that is not a natural person if each of the
following persons individually applies for and obtains a license:
(1) If the owner is a corporation, then each officer, director, and
shareholder required to apply for a state gaming license, other than
a holding or intermediary company, of the owner.
(2) If the owner is a partnership, then every general and limited partner
of, and every trustee or person, other than a holding or
intermediary company, having or acquiring a direct or beneficial
interest in, that partnership owner.
(3) If the owner is a trust, then the trustee and, in the discretion of the
sheriff, any beneficiary and the trustor of the trust.
(4) If the owner is a business organization other than a corporation,
partnership, or trust, then all those persons as the sheriff may
require, consistent with this chapter.
(5) Each person who receives, or is to receive, any percentage share of
the revenue earned by the owner from gambling activities.
(6) Every employee, agent, guardian,personal representative, lender,
or holder of indebtedness of the owner who, in the judgment of the
sheriff, has the power to exercise a significant influence over the
gambling operation."_(Ords. 2007-16, § 2; 82-44.)
SECTION III. Section 52-3.505(a) of the County Ordinance Code is amended to read:
"(a) Deposit Winnings. The licensee shall have a check issued to any player so
requesting in exchange for his winnings no later than the next banking day,
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but the player may instead in writing require the licensee to keep the
player's winnings for him for an agreed reasonable time." (Ords. 2007-16,
§ 3; 98-28, 82-44, 1506, 1458: § 52-2.416 in part: prior code § 5213.)
SECTION IV. Section 52-3.509(c) of the County Ordinance Code is amended to read:
"(c) Tables. No cardroom shall have more than nineteen tables." (Ords. 2007-
16, § 4; 98-28, 82-44, 1506, 1458: § 52-2.416 in part:prior code § 5213.)
SECTION V. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be effective 30 days after passage, and
within 15 days of passage shall be published once with the names of the supervisors voting for
and against it in the Contra Costa Times, a newspaper published in this County.
PASSED ON by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST: JOHN CULLEN, Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors and County Board Cha
Administrator
By [SEAL]
Deputy
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