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

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

Proposition 27 [Ballot]

Nov 8, 2022 - For example, the state currently receives revenue when people spend money on certain things, such as lottery games or shopping. This means the state might not receive new revenue when people spend less on those things so they could make sports bets.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=27&year=2022

Proposition 26 [Ballot]

Nov 8, 2022 - About 40 percent of CSWF money would likely be used to meet this higher minimum spending amount. The remaining 60 percent would be used for sports betting and gambling-related costs as well as other state spending priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=26&year=2022

California gaming activities. [Ballot]

Oct 1, 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 money involved in the game.
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

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

Increasing Oversight of the State Litigation Deposit Fund

Jan 28, 2021 - Settling the case or obtaining a court decision after winning a trial typically results in a legal agreement dictating terms that must be fulfilled by the entity sued by DOJ. For example, the entity may be required to stop behaving in a particul ar manner, provide restitution, and/or pay a civil penalty.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4322

Updated "Big Three" Revenue Outlook [EconTax Blog]

Aug 21, 2023 - These companies have made big bets on AI. Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Google (Alphabet) have spent hundreds of billions on datacenters for AI and are expected to spend hundreds of billions more. These same companies are also offering extravagant pay packages to recruit AI researchers.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/777

Updated "Big Three" Revenue Outlook [EconTax Blog]

Aug 21, 2023 - These companies have made big bets on AI. Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Google (Alphabet) have spent hundreds of billions on datacenters for AI and are expected to spend hundreds of billions more. These same companies are also offering extravagant pay packages to recruit AI researchers.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/777