Madera, CA Gambling & Gaming: Card Room Licensing (2026)
Key Facts
- Citywide table cap
- 24 tables total, § 6-3.10
- Table allocation
- 2 La Primavera, 22 Club 99 Casino
- Hours allowed
- 24 hours, 7 days a week
- Location rule
- Only sites with an approved use permit
- Ownership transfer
- Requires prior Council consent
- Per-table tax
- $20 non-gambling / $600 gambling, § 6-1.40
Summary
Madera caps its card rooms at 24 tables citywide, all already assigned to two existing businesses, and runs them under a dedicated licensing chapter enacted to conform with the state Gambling Control Act rather than the general business tax code.
§ 6-3.08 HOURS OF OPERATION. Card rooms shall be allowed to operate 24 hours per day seven days per week. Signs shall be conspicuously posted indicating the hours of operation in each premises. ... § 6-3.09 CARD ROOM LOCATIONS. Card rooms licensed under this chapter shall be allowed to operate only at locations that have been previously approved and a use permit issued therefore in accordance with § ... 10-3.405 (J) of the Municipal Code. ... § 6-3.10 AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF CARD TABLES. The number of card tables authorized to be operated within the city shall be equal to: (A) Twenty four, which consists of the number of card tables either in operation or which had been approved for operation by the city. Two of the card tables are authorized at the establishment currently known as La Primavera and 22 of the card tables are authorized at the Club 99 Casino, both in the City of Madera.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2024 S-50: Current through Ordinance 1010 C.S., passed 6-5-24).
Full Breakdown
& Prof. ). 03 bars percentage games and any fee tied to a player's bet, pot size, or winnings. 10 fixes the citywide total at 24 authorized card tables, and names the two licensees: 2 tables at the establishment known as La Primavera and 22 tables at the Club 99 Casino. No new card room can add tables beyond that fixed count. 405(J) of the zoning title, so a card room cannot simply relocate or open at a new address without that land-use approval. 08 lets card rooms run 24 hours a day, seven days a week, provided posted signs show the operating hours.
12, before the City Council will even consider the application at a noticed hearing. 11. 40, separately taxes each table at $20 a year for non-gambling use or $600 a year for gambling use and requires a metal plate on every table identifying which use it is licensed for.
Violations & Fines
Violating any provision of Chapter 3, including operating an unauthorized table, letting an ownership interest transfer without Council consent, or running percentage games, is a misdemeanor under § 6-3.24. License revocation or suspension for cause follows the notice and appeal procedure in §§ 6-3.13 through 6-3.15.
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