"California outlaws banking games for cardclubs, not tribes. A banking game has an historical and legal definition going back centuries. It means that one player continuously takes on all others."
"I have always said that the deal must rotate. It is the reason the licensed cardclubs cannot have an interest in the third-party providers who want to back every dealer. The AG is now trying to put in rules to mandate that the deal rotates."
"I was once hired by both the DA and a cardclub to evaluate a game. In fact, I concluded it was too much like blackjack to be offered in California cardclubs."
California's gambling regulations center on a fundamental rule: the deal must rotate in cardrooms. This principle stems from a centuries-old legal definition of banking games, which California prohibits for licensed cardclubs but permits for tribal casinos. Banking games involve one player continuously taking on all others, creating a house advantage. Gaming law scholar I. Nelson Rose has spent years examining how cardrooms design blackjack-style games while attempting to comply with this framework. Newly finalized regulations will reshape cardroom operations beginning April 1, restricting blackjack-style games and tightening rules on player-banked tables. The regulatory debate reflects ongoing tension between cardroom operators seeking to offer profitable games and state enforcement of the rotating dealer requirement.
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