Gambling & Gaming in Porterville, CA (2026)
1 verified gambling & gaming rules for Porterville, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Card Room Licensing
Card rooms are legal in the City of Porterville but tightly capped: Municipal Code § 15-20.A allows no more than three card tables per establishment, nine tables citywide, and three establishments total. Play must stop between 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., every table needs its own license, and dealers and employees need chief-of-police permits with a DOJ fingerprint background check.
Porterville Card Room Licensing Rules
Significant RestrictionsPorterville Municipal Code § 15-20.A
3. Hours Of Operation: ... Playing at all card tables shall absolutely cease and terminate at two o'clock (2:00) A.M. of each day; and it is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person to deal, participate in, play, carry on or bet at, against, rent, open up, carry on, conduct or have charge of or to control any card table in the city between the hours of two o'clock (2:00) A.M. and seven o'c...
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