Gambling & Gaming in Palm Springs, CA (2026)
1 verified gambling & gaming rules for Palm Springs, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Card Room Licensing
Palm Springs bans card and dice games for money citywide except inside a licensed gaming club, adopted by voters as Measure L in 1995. Clubs need a city license, a gaming-overlay zoning designation and a conditional use permit, and citywide table counts are capped under Chapter 11.12.
Palm Springs Gaming Club Licensing
Significant RestrictionsPalm Springs, CA, Municipal Code Sec. 11.12.010(a), (b); Sec. 11.12.040; Sec. 11.12.050 (Gaming Clubs)
Except as otherwise provided by Section 11.12.230 herein, it shall be unlawful for any person (i) to play or bet at, (ii) to deal, carry on or conduct, whether as owner or employee, (iii) or to knowingly permit in any house, room or place owned by him or under his charge, any game played, conducted, dealt or carried on with cards, dice or other device, for money, checks, chips, credit, merchand...
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