Tribes also pay tens of millions of dollars to local governments each year.

Last year, tribes paid around $65 million to support state regulation and gambling addiction programs.

These casinos offer slot machines, lottery games, and card games on tribal lands. Tribes operate 66 casinos in 28 counties under specific agreements between certain tribes and the state (discussed below). Last year, the industry paid the state around $18 million in fees primarily for state regulatory costs. The horse racing industry pays state and local fees and taxes. Four privately operated racetracks as well as 29 fairs, publicly operated racetracks, and other facilities in 17 counties offer betting on horse racing. Cardrooms also pay around $100 million each year to the cities they are located in. For example, cardrooms pay the state around $24 million each year (annually) generally for regulatory costs. Cardrooms pay state and local fees and taxes. Currently, 84 cardrooms in 32 counties can offer certain card games (such as poker). About $1.9 billion in lottery revenue supported education last year.Ĭardrooms. Lottery sales-after prizes and operation costs-support education. About 23,000 stores in all 58 counties sell state lottery games. For example, state law bans sports betting, roulette, and games with dice (such as craps). The California Constitution and state law limit gambling in California. Initiative Constitutional Amendment and Statute. Proposition 26 Allows In-Person Roulette, Dice Games, Sports Wagering on Tribal Lands.

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