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Posted on 05/21/2026 4:30:36 PM PDT by Enterprise
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (FOX26) — A San Francisco Superior Court judge has paused enforcement of new state cardroom regulations, finding the California Department of Justice’s gambling regulators likely overstepped their authority and that the rules could cause significant harm to cardrooms and the communities that rely on them.
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard Darwin issued a preliminary injunction on Thursday that stops Attorney General Rob Bonta’s cardroom regulations from taking effect while a legal challenge brought by the California Gaming Association moves forward.
The court ruled that Bonta’s Bureau of Gambling Control exceeded its authority by adopting regulations that effectively act as a statewide ban on some of the cardrooms’ most popular table games.
The court also found clear and convincing evidence that enforcing the regulations would irreparably injure cardrooms and their communities.
Kyle Kirkland, President of the California Gaming Association, issued the following statement:
Today’s ruling validates what we have said all along: Attorney General Bonta and the Bureau of Gambling Control exceeded their authority by attempting to rewrite California gaming law. These regulations were driven by pressure from powerful tribal gaming interests that have long sought to eliminate lawful competition from California’s cardrooms.
Cardrooms have lawfully operated the games targeted by these regulations for decades. Our games support thousands of middle-class jobs and generate critical revenue for communities across California. Inst
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I assume Old Maid and Go Fish are still allowed?..................
Only tarot readings.
Last night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died.
Steven Wright
Bonta is an even bigger cock up as AG that the Cackler was, and Harris set a very very low bar.
Maybe Rook or Uno......................
Is Menlo Park still a gambling mecca?
I have no idea....................
GARDEN GROVE USED TO BE THE GAMBLING AREA WHEN I LIVE IN SO CALIF...LEFT IN 1993.
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