Blackjack Would Be Banned From California Card Rooms Under Proposed New Draft Rules
To develop rules governing blackjack-style card games and rotations of the player-dealer role at California card rooms, the Bureau of Gambling Control (BGC) which reports to California Attorney General Rob Bonta, has released a draft language of the rules. In California, online casinos are still not allowed. The BGC draft regulations state that no blackjack game must be permitted. With regard to historically house-banked card games offered in California card rooms, the new restrictions are intended to settle a long-running disagreement with California Indian tribes. “This attorney general is the second in a row that has proposed legislation aimed at bringing these illegal banked games into conformity,” says Jacob Mejia, the vice president of public affairs for Pechanga. He added that the restriction on blackjack is noteworthy, but it also ought to have applied to other games. According to Kyle Kirkland, the president of the California Gam...