Gambling & Gaming in Costa Mesa, CA (2026)
1 verified gambling & gaming rules for Costa Mesa, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Card Room Licensing
Costa Mesa Municipal Code section 11-31 bans operating any gaming table, gaming establishment or room for playing cards, dice or other games of chance for money, with the only carve-out running through Title 9, Chapter II, Article 21, which the code itself limits to charity bingo. No ordinance authorizes a card room in Costa Mesa.
Costa Mesa Card Room Prohibition
Heavy RestrictionsCosta Mesa, CA, Municipal Code Sec. 11-31
Except as expressly permitted, pursuant to Title 9, Chapter II, Article 21, of this Code, no person shall operate or exhibit any gaming table, device or apparatus, or operate any gaming establishment, or any room or place for the practice of gambling or playing games of chance for money, or other representative of value, with cards, dice or other device.
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