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

Heavy Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified August 2026

Key Facts

Local rule
Blanket ban, no card room licensing
Prohibited
Operating, hosting, or visiting a gambling place
Also banned
Playing or betting at any such game
Charge
Misdemeanor under § 13.12.030
Exception
Chapter 13.15 charitable/remote-caller bingo only

Summary

Victorville has no licensed card rooms: Municipal Code Section 13.12.010 makes it a crime to keep, maintain, run, or even visit any house, room, or place within the city where cards, dice, or similar devices are used to play for money. Section 13.12.020 separately bans actually gambling or betting at such a game.

It is unlawful for any person within the city to keep, maintain, conduct, control, have charge of, be present at or visit any house, room, place or apartment where any game is played, conducted, dealt or carried on with cards, dice or other device or contrivance for money, checks, chips, credit or any other representative or thing of value.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 57).

Full Breakdown

12 of the Victorville Municipal Code, titled 'Gaming,' imposes a blanket local ban rather than any licensing path for card rooms or poker rooms. 010 makes it unlawful for anyone in the city to keep, maintain, conduct, control, have charge of, be present at, or even visit any house, room, place, or apartment where a game is played, conducted, dealt, or carried on with cards, dice, or another device or contrivance for money, checks, chips, credit, or anything else of value. 020 goes further, separately prohibiting any person from dealing, playing, carrying on, participating in, or betting at or against such a game anywhere in the city.

, allows some California cities to do. 05. 060 confirms the chapter's remedies are cumulative with any other legal action the city can bring. 15, which separately authorizes charitable and remote-caller bingo under a city business license, a narrower exception that does not extend to card games.

Violations & Fines

Violating Section 13.12.010 or 13.12.020 is a misdemeanor under Section 13.12.030, punishable under the general penalty schedule of Chapter 1.04. The city manager or a designee may instead pursue an administrative citation and fine under Section 13.12.040, and each day the gambling operation continues counts as a new, separate offense under Section 13.12.050.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are card rooms legal in Victorville?
No. Municipal Code Section 13.12.010 makes it unlawful to keep, maintain, run, or even visit any room or place in the city where card or dice games are played for money, chips, or anything of value. The city's code contains no licensing path for card rooms, unlike some other California cities.
Can I get in trouble just for being in a room where illegal gambling happens?
Yes. Section 13.12.010 specifically criminalizes being present at or visiting a house, room, or place where cards or dice are played for money, not just running or playing the game. That means patrons face the same misdemeanor exposure as the operator under Section 13.12.030, which applies the penalties set out in Chapter 1.04.
Does Victorville allow any card games at all?
The only organized-gaming exception in the city's code is Chapter 13.15, which licenses charitable and remote-caller bingo for qualifying nonprofit and senior organizations. That chapter does not cover card games, poker rooms, or dice games, which remain flatly prohibited under Chapter 13.12.

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