1. (a) A cardroom business licensee may apply to operate, on a limited and temporary basis, for a tournament or special event (hereinafter, event), more tables than the gambling establishment is authorized to regularly operate. To apply for additional tables, the applicant must submit to the Bureau, no less than 45 business days prior to the event, the following for each event:

   1. (1) A completed and signed application form entitled Cardroom Business License: Gaming Tables, CGCC-CH7-07 (Rev. 09/22), which is attached in Appendix A to this chapter.
   2. (2) The non-refundable application fee required in Section 12090 plus a Bureau review deposit pursuant to Title 11, Cal Code Regs., Section 2037, made payable to the Bureau of Gambling Control.

2. (b) The Commission may not grant the application if a review by the Bureau discloses any of the following:

   1. (1) The requested temporary increase in the number of tables would exceed the number of tables allowed to be operated by the local jurisdiction for either the particular cardroom or the jurisdiction where the gambling establishment is located.
   2. (2) The requested temporary increase in the number of tables has been denied by the local jurisdiction where the gambling establishment is located.
   3. (3) The cardroom business license is suspended or contains conditions precluding the approval of a temporary increase in the number of tables.
   4. (4) The gambling establishment has outstanding fees, deposits, fines, or penalties owning to the Commission or to the Bureau.
3. (c) The Commission may deny the application if the application as submitted was untimely or incomplete.
4. (d) A request by an applicant to withdraw the application will result in the application being considered abandoned, and the fees for the additional tables and unused deposit amounts returned, with no further action to be taken by the Bureau.
5. (e) The Bureau will complete its review of the application and submit its findings to the Commission within 25 days of receipt of the application. The Commission will either approve or deny the request within 13 days of receiving the Bureau’s findings and notify the applicant, in writing, of its decision. The Commission may delegate the authority to deny the requested temporary increase or to issue a license certificate approving the requested temporary increase in the number of tables to any employee of the Commission.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 19811, 19823, 19824, 19840, 19841(a), 19841(b), 19841(c), 19841(p), 19864, 19950(b) and 19952, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 19951, Business and Professions Code.

History

1. New article 10 (sections 12470-112474) and renumbering and amendment of former section 12358 to new section 12470 filed 12-12-2020; operative 1-1-2021 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b) (Register 2020, No. 51). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20.

2. Amendment of Form CGCC-CH7-07 (incorporated by reference) and amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed 3-11-2021 as an emergency; operative 3-11-2021 (Register 2021, No. 11). Emergency filed 3-11-2021 extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-71-20. A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-7-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

3. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (f)(3) filed 3-16-2021 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2021, No. 12).

4. Editorial correction amending subsection (a)(1), and amending History 2 (Register 2021, No. 33).

5. Amendment of subsection (a)(2) filed 10-7-2021 as an emergency; operative 10-7-2021 (Register 2021, No. 41). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-5-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

6. Reinstatement of section as it existed prior to 3-11-2021 emergency amendment by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(f) (Register 2022, No. 5).

7. Amendment of subsection (a)(2) refiled 4-4-2022 as an emergency; operative 4-4-2022 (Register 2022, No. 14). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-5-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

8. Amendment of subsection (a)(2) refiled 7-5-2022 as an emergency; operative 7-5-2022 (Register 2022, No. 27). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-3-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

9. Certificate of Compliance as to 7-5-2022 order, including amendment of subsection (a)(1) and further amendment of subsection (a)(2), transmitted to OAL 7-21-2022 and filed 9-1-2022; amendments effective 9-1-2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2022, No. 35).

10. Amendment of subsection (a) and repealer of subsections (a)(3) and (f)-(f)(5) filed 9-30-2022 as an emergency; operative 9-30-2022 (Register 2022, No. 39). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 12-29-2022 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

11. Amendment of subsection (a) and repealer of subsections (a)(3) and (f)-(f)(5) refiled 12-23-2022 as an emergency; operative 12-30-2022 (Register 2022, No. 51). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-30-2023 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

12. Certificate of Compliance as to 12-23-2022 order transmitted to OAL 3-6-2023 and filed 4-14-2023 (Register 2023, No. 15).