Gambling & Gaming in La Mesa, CA (2026)
1 verified gambling & gaming rules for La Mesa, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Card Room Licensing
La Mesa outlaws cardrooms altogether: Municipal Code Section 6.20.030 makes it unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, society or club to engage in, carry on, maintain or conduct any cardroom in the city, whether for hire or not. The ban has stood since Ordinance 1333 in 1962, alongside separate, permit-based rules for poolrooms and bowling alleys in the same chapter.
La Mesa Bans Cardrooms Outright
Heavy RestrictionsLa Mesa Municipal Code § 6.20.030
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, society or club, either as principal, agent, employee or otherwise, to engage in, carry on, or to maintain or conduct, or cause to be engaged in, carried on, maintained or conducted, whether for hire or not, any cardroom in the city of La Mesa.
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