Gambling & Gaming in Sacramento, CA (2026)
1 verified gambling & gaming rules for Sacramento, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Card Room Licensing
Sacramento limits commercial cardrooms to one license per 100,000 residents, capped at four citywide, under City Code § 5.32.070. Operators need a city-manager-issued license under § 5.32.020, employees need a separate police-issued work permit with a DOJ background check, and running an unlicensed cardroom is a misdemeanor.
Sacramento Cardroom Licensing Limits
Significant RestrictionsSacramento City Code § 5.32.070
No cardroom license shall be granted when the number of cardroom licensees in the city exceeds the ratio of one cardroom for every one hundred thousand (100,000) population of the city according to the latest population figures from the California Department of Finance; provided, however, that the maximum number of cardroom licenses which may be issued shall not exceed four.
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