Gambling & Gaming in Orange, CA (2026)
1 verified gambling & gaming rules for Orange, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Card Room Licensing
Orange bans card rooms outright. Municipal Code Section 9.12.010 makes it a crime to deal, play, open or operate any game of draw poker, lowball poker, cribbage, pool, billiards or similar card, dice or cue-based game for money or anything of value anywhere in the City, with the sole carve-out for bingo licensed under Chapter 5.95.
Orange Ban on Poker and Card Games
Heavy RestrictionsOrange, CA, Municipal Code § 9.12.010 (Participation in Certain Games of Chance Prohibited)
It is unlawful for any person to deal, play, carry on, open, or cause to be opened, or to conduct, either as owner or employee, whether for hire or not, any game of draw poker including lowball poker, cribbage, pool, billiards, or any game not specified in Sections 330 or 330(a) of the Penal Code which is played with cards, dice, billiard balls, pool balls, cues, or other device for money, chec...
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