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Gambling & Gaming in Elk Grove, CA (2026)

1 verified gambling & gaming rules for Elk Grove, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Card Room Licensing

Elk Grove permits cardrooms only under a special business license capped at one for every 75,000 residents. Owners must have two years of City residency or local business operation before applying, and a licensed cardroom must open within 90 days or the Chief of Police can revoke it.

Elk Grove Cardroom Licensing Limits

Significant Restrictions

Elk Grove, CA, Municipal Code § 4.20.015; § 4.20.025(A)

No person shall operate or conduct a cardroom in the City unless under and by authority of a valid, unexpired, and unrevoked special business license authorizing a cardroom issued pursuant to the provisions of EGMC Chapter 4.10 and this chapter. ... The number of licenses issued shall be limited to one (1) for each seventy-five thousand (75,000) residents, or fraction thereof, of the City, as d...

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