The 2024-25 Budget: CalWORKs

Mar 4, 2024 - Currently, WINS costs roughly $25 million annually. Because WINS is an MOE‑funded program, WINS households help California meet its WPR requirements. However, the FRA set new rules for programs like WINS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4872

^[PDF] Overview of Gambling in California

Authorized games can provide opportunities to instantly win (such as Scratcher games) or win by selecting numbers (such as SuperLotto Plus). Some games (such as Powerball) are multistate lottery games.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/crimjust/2019/Gambling-Overview-022619.pdf

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

^[PDF] Authorization of Online Poker in California

The Web site could be designed to make it easier to collect income taxes on net winnings. Currently, players using illegal Web sites have little incentive to report gambling winnings for tax purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/state_admin/2010/Online_Poker_02_09_10.pdf

^[PDF] Authorizing Online Poker In California: Issues For Consideration

On the other hand, if the state were to require too large a share, such operators may not retain suffi cient funds to effectively compete with the operators of illegal websites.  Reporting of Winnings for Tax Purposes  Currently, players using illegal websites have little incentive to report gambling winnings for tax purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/crimjust/2015/Authorizing-Online-Poker-California-Issues-Consideration062415.pdf

^[PDF] The Gaming Revenue Act of 2004

(These latter facilities do not have live racing; instead, they allow betting on televised races occurring elsewhere in the world.) The state receives revenue from the horse racing activities from license fees, penalties, and the collection of approximately 1 percent of the gross amount wagered at any licensed event.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2003/031060.pdf

2003 Initiative Analysis: The Gaming Revenue Act of 2004

(These latter facilities do not have l ive racing; instead, they allow betting on televised races occurring elsewhere in the world.) The state receives revenue from the horse racing activities from license fees, penalti es, and the collection of approximately 1 percent of the gross amount wagered at any licensed event.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2003/031060.htm

The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - Instead, our forecast includes income tax collections that are somewhat weaker than suggested by cash trends, but still tens of billions of dollars above where they would be if stocks actually drop significantly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

Summary of LAO Findings and Recommendations on the 2012-13 Budget

Options include: reducing cash grants, shortening adult time limit, eliminating Cal-Learn, eliminating higher work-exempt cash grants, reducing county single allocation funding, reducing the earned income disregard, increasing severity of sanctions, and decreasing cash grants after long periods of aid. 2-22-12 Work Incentive Nutritional
https://lao.ca.gov/laoapp/budgetlist/PublicSearch.aspx?PolicyAreaNum=51&Department_Number=-1&KeyCol=0&Yr=2012