Gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - For exa mple, such tribes would be responsible for reviewing what games or bets can be offered and what rules would apply (such as how payouts for winning wagers are calculated). However, the state would have some limited regulatory authority as well.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-030

Tribal gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - For exa mple, such tribes would be responsible for reviewing what games or bets can be offered and what rules would apply (such as how payouts for winning wagers are calculated). However, the state would have some limited regulatory authority as well.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-039

Online sports wagering. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2021 - This tax is applied to the amount of sports wagers made after deducting (1)  any wagers made with free bets or promotional credits (such as a wager made with funds provided by a gaming operator to a player as a promotion), (2)  players ’ winnings and prizes, and (3)  all federal gaming taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-017

California gaming activities. [Ballot]

Oct 1, 2021 - This tax is applied to the amount of sports wagers made after deducting any payouts of winnings. The measure also imposes an additional 1 percent assessment —up to $10 million —to support problem gaming programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-009

Proposed Constitutional and Statutory Measure Related to Gaming [Ballot]

Jan 3, 2020 - Banking games generally involve players betting against the “house, ” who is a participant in the game with an interest in the outcome, and percentage games generally involve the house receiving a percentage of the money involved in the game.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2019-029

Proposed constitutional initiative related to gaming activities. [Ballot]

Aug 1, 2018 - For example, cardrooms and their owners along with winnings are subject to sta te and local taxes. Lottery sales and winnings are generally not subject to state and local taxes. Federal Authorization of Tribal Gaming.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2018-003

Contracting with attorneys. [Ballot]

Dec 17, 2025 - Payment on a contingency basis typically occurs only if an attorney wins or settles a case. After deducting up-front litigation costs (such as court fees), attorneys are paid an agreed-upon percentage of the money that their client receives after winning or settling the case.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-027

Sports wagering. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - At minimum, these regulations must limit wagering to (1) bets made by people age of 21 and older; (2) professional or college sporting events that do not include animals other than horses; and (3) amateu r sporting events that do not include children under the age of 18.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-031

A national popular vote in presidential elections. [Ballot]

Feb 16, 2017 - Most states —including California —award all of the state ’s electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote in that state. Under this system, a candidate can be elected President by receiving a majority of electoral votes without winning the popular vote nationwide.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2016-012

Oversight of certain nonprofit charities and related entities. [Ballot]

Jan 20, 2026 - If a member of the public wins their case, they may keep 25 percent to 50 percent of any civil penalties or other money awarded as well as attorney fees and costs. In contrast, an entity that wins would not be entitled to attorney fees and costs unless the court found the case had been filed unreasonably.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-032