Report 2018-132 Recommendation 7 Responses
Report 2018-132: Bureau of Gambling Control and California Gambling Control Commission: Their Licensing Processes Are Inefficient and Foster Unequal Treatment of Applicants (Release Date: May 2019)
Recommendation #7 To: Justice, Department of
To minimize the degree to which its process to change its regulations may result in the disparate treatment of card room owners, the bureau should temporarily approve or deny its backlogged games applications by July 2019.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From May 2023
The BGC continues to review and determine the appropriate course of action.
- Estimated Completion Date: Fall 2023
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Partially Implemented
The bureau's response indicates that it has not taken further action since the time of its 6-month response. As such, the recommendation remains partially implemented.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From May 2022
The BGC continues to review and determine the appropriate course of action.
- Estimated Completion Date: Fall 2023
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Partially Implemented
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From May 2021
The BGC provided draft regulatory language to the public in December 2020 to address the remaining applications. The BGC continues to review and determine the appropriate course of action.
- Estimated Completion Date: Fall 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Partially Implemented
The bureau's response indicates that is has taken no further action on game approvals since the time of its six-month response in November 2019, and that it will not do so at least until it formalizes its proposed regulatory language. As such, the recommendation remains partially implemented.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2020
In July 2019, the BGC approved pending game applications for specified games currently approved for play in other cardrooms and continues to review the appropriate course of action it should take, including the promulgation of regulations, to address the remaining applications.
- Estimated Completion Date: Fall 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Partially Implemented
The bureau's response indicates that it has not taken further action since the time of its one-year response. As such, the recommendation remains partially implemented.
1-Year Agency Response
In July 2019, the BGC approved pending game applications for specified games currently approved for play in other cardrooms and continues to review the legality of certain Blackjack-type games and the appropriate course of action it should take to address the remaining applications.
- Estimated Completion Date: Fall 2021
- Response Date: April 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Partially Implemented
The bureau's response indicates that it has not taken further action since the time of its 6-month response. As such, the recommendation remains partially implemented.
6-Month Agency Response
In July 2019, BGC approved 82 pending game applications for specified games currently approved for play in other cardrooms and subsequently approved an additional seven applications. BGC continues to review the legality of certain Blackjack-type games and the appropriate course of action it should take to address the remaining applications.
- Estimated Completion Date: Soon
- Response Date: November 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Partially Implemented
The bureau provided examples of instances in which it granted two-year authorization for games applicants following our recommendation.
60-Day Agency Response
BGC plans to temporarily approve or deny some of its pending game applications soon.
- Estimated Completion Date: Soon
- Response Date: July 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
We will reassess the status of this recommendation at the point the bureau reports having taken action on the backlogged games applications.
All Recommendations in 2018-132
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.