What Is the Legal Age to Enter a Casino in California?
The legal age to enter a casino in California varies between 18 and 21. Indian casinos (in tribal land) have lowered the gambling age to 18; however, some Indian casinos require you to be 21, to comply with their alcohol license.
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Why 18?
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After California voters passed Proposition 5 in 1998, the legal gambling age for any tribal casino lowered to 18, according to the 'Tribal Government Gaming and Economic Self-Sufficiency Act of 1998.
Casinos in California
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The State of California counts with 125 cities in which gambling is legal. California has more than 186 casinos throughout the state, out of which 54 are Indian casinos.
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Prohibited Gaming in California
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According to the 1997 Gambling Control Act, California casinos are not allowed to provide Player Banked Blackjack, so they provide gamblers a different version of Blackjack that goes up to 22 as opposed to 21.
Politics
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From 1998 to 2003, the monetary contributions made by the Indian gaming lobby was of $122 million for state election and ballot measures, according to California's Fair Political Practices Commission, making it the state's most significant political contributor.
State Regulation
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A famous case in the supreme court of California, California vs. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, was held in 1987. The Indian tribal governments demanded their sovereign right to operate gaming institutions outside of state regulation. The supreme court ruled in their favor.
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