Gambling & Gaming in Kern County, CA (2026)
1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Kern County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Kern County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Card Room Licensing
Anyone running a cardroom in unincorporated Kern County must hold a sheriff's vice-division license under Chapter 5.20, capped countywide at 90 card tables and 45 tables per room, with cardrooms barred within 200 feet of each other and 600 feet of a school, church, hospital or playground.
Cardroom Licensing Rules in Kern County
Significant RestrictionsKern County Code § 5.20.010
No person, firm or corporation shall engage in, carry on, maintain, conduct or cause to be engaged in, carried on, maintained or conducted any cardroom in any public place in the county without first having secured a license from the vice division of the county sheriff's office in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, nor without complying with the regulations contained herein perta...
Gambling & Gaming by City in Kern County
1 cities in Kern County have their own gambling & gaming rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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