Tribal Casinos have compacts or agreements with the State of California under which tribal casinos can operate slot machines and house banked card games. The card rooms are regulated by an independent state commission, the California Gambling Control Commission, and by the Bureau of Gambling Control in the Department of Justice.Ģ) Tribal Casinos. Four Court of Appeal decisions have held that player-dealer games are not banking games.
Instead, the players can take turns being the player-dealer and bet on the dealer hand against the other players, rather than wagering against the casino. The card clubs are not allowed to operate banked games. 1) Card Clubs offer poker games and table games, like Three Card Poker, Baccarat and Pai Gow.
