Gambling & Gaming in Petaluma, CA (2026)
1 verified gambling & gaming rules for Petaluma, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Card Room Licensing
Petaluma caps cardrooms citywide at one per 15,000 residents or four total, whichever is fewer, and limits every licensed room to 18 tables. New cardrooms need a conditional use permit plus a Chapter 6.20 license, and can only locate in the C1, C2, MU1A, MU1B, MU2 or BP zones.
Petaluma Cardroom Licensing and Limits
Significant RestrictionsPetaluma Implementing Zoning Ordinance §§ 9.070, 9.080, 9.090
9.070 Limit on Cardrooms. ... It is in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare of the City to limit the number of cardrooms operating in the City to one (1) cardroom for each fifteen thousand (15,000) persons residing in the City or four (4) cardrooms in total, whichever is less. ... 9.080 Table Limit. The number of tables in any cardroom licensed as of the effective date of this ...
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