Online sports wagering. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2021 - Creates Division of Online Sports Betting Control (DOSBC). This measure creates DOSBC within DOJ, which would have the exclusive authority to regulate online sports wagering as well as to investigate illegal wagering activities (such as “match-fixing ”).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-017

Gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - 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/2023-030

^[PDF] Online sports wagering.

Creates Division of Online Sports Betting Control (DOSBC). This measure creates DOSBC within DOJ, which would have the exclusive authority to regulate online sports wagering as well as to investigate illegal wagering activities (such as “match-fixing”).
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2021/210494.pdf

Tribal gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - 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/2021-039

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

Issue: Who Could Offer Online Poker? 3L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E June 24, 2015 LAO 70 YEARS OF SERVICE  Regulating Body. Depending on who is authorized to offer online poker, the Legislature would need to designate an entity to regulate online poker in the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/crimjust/2015/Authorizing-Online-Poker-California-Issues-Consideration062415.pdf

^[PDF] Proposed Constitutional and Statutory Measure Related to Gaming

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/ballot/2019/190661.pdf

The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - This  is not a prediction of what will happen —state and federal laws and policies will change in the coming years —but rather serves as a baseline to help the Legislature understand its starting place.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

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

^[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

^[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