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

The only card room provision in the city code is item 11 of Category F, Special Business (Fixed Fees), in § 5.08.120: a fee of $10.00 per day, with the condition that a permit from the city council shall first be obtained. The code as exported on 2026-09-08 has no separate card room chapter, and the line itself prints no hours, table counts or operator standards.

The daily fee shapes the license term. Under § 5.04.120(B), a license with a daily fee expires at midnight of the day it was issued, though it can be issued for a longer period, not to exceed the close of the fiscal year established for business licenses, in which case the fee for the entire period is due and payable at once.

The asterisk on the entry points to the note that the business can require a certificate of compliance. Section 5.04.250 explains the step: for the protection of the public peace, health, safety and general welfare, a certificate of compliance must first be obtained before a license is issued for certain specified businesses. The application lists the nature of the business, its locations, the names and addresses of three responsible persons who have known the applicant for more than three years, any convictions, and fingerprints plus the required state processing fee.

A license does not replace the council permit. Section 5.04.190(B) says nothing in the license section exempts anyone from any other permit or approval required from the city council or any city department. Section 5.04.200(A) requires a separate license for each business and each location, and § 5.04.530 lets a person aggrieved by a collector decision appeal to the city council through the city clerk.