Inglewood, CA Gambling & Gaming: Card Room Licensing (2026)

Section 8-95(a) makes it unlawful to commence or conduct any business, activity, or place where tables or furniture are used for playing cards for a fee, commission, or compensation until the operator has obtained a card club license and a card club operations certificate for a specific location within a specific building. Section 8-96 requires the application to be filed with the City Clerk under penalty of perjury, and pointholders and key management employees each undergo an individual background investigation before their own permits issue, per § 8-95's declared policy.

Section 8-99 sets wagering limits: there are no mandatory limits on the amount wagered in a permitted game, though the licensee may impose its own limits at its discretion. Section 8-104(a) fixes the annual license fee at $25,000, payable in advance of each year of operation and non-refundable if the club ceases or never opens. 5 million, reported monthly under oath with an annual independent audit. Section 8-107(b) limits legal games to draw poker, low-ball poker, and panguingue plus any other game not made unlawful by state law, and § 8-107(c) bars any City employee or official from owning an interest in, or doing business with, a licensed card club. Employees working the card-playing area must be registered, fingerprinted, and photographed by the Chief of Police under § 8-100.