General Provisions
Cal. BPC § 19802
California Statutes
The Legislature further finds and declares as follows: Appropriate regulation of banking and percentage games or of gambling devices consistent with public safety and welfare would require, at a minimum, all of the following safeguards: (
a) The creation of an adequately funded gambling control commission with comprehensive powers to establish minimum standards and technical specifications for gambling equipment and devices. (
b) The creation of an adequately funded law enforcement capability within state government to inspect, test, and evaluate gambling equipment and devices and modifications thereto. (
c) An appropriation by the Legislature to sufficiently fund a full-time commission and law enforcement capability with responsibilities commensurate with the expanded scope of gambling. (
d) The enactment of necessary regulations setting forth standards and procedures for the licensing of persons connected with the manufacture, sale, and distribution of equipment and devices in this state. (
e) The enactment of standards related to the trustworthiness and fairness of equipment and devices, upon the commission’s recommendation to the Legislature. (
f) The enactment of statutory provisions governing the importation, transportation, sale, and disposal of equipment and devices, upon the commission’s recommendation to the Legislature. (
g) The enactment of statutes providing for appropriate inspection and testing of equipment and devices, upon the commission’s recommendation to the Legislature.