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Matter CC 24-293

Cardroom Status Report.

Budget & Finance Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee (PSFSS) Agenda Ready Introduced 30 Jan 2024
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File
CC 24-293
Type
Reports to Committee
Status
Agenda Ready
Requester
Unknown
Introduced
30 Jan 2024
Last synced
12 Jun 2026 · 16:20

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Memorandum from Torres and Doan, 2/14/2024

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This memorandum from Councilmembers Torres and Doan provides a status report on cardrooms in San José, recommending the acceptance of an update on Measure H and suggesting several regulatory changes. It proposes aligning city regulations with state regulations, eliminating duplicative fees, and creating a new fee to fund enforcement against illegal gaming and support for communities affected by gambling disorders. The memorandum discusses the financial contributions of local cardrooms to the city's budget and addresses concerns regarding fairness in taxation and regulation. It emphasizes the need for a balanced approach to support both city services and local businesses.

Key points
  • The memorandum is addressed to the Public Safety, Finance & Strategic Support Committee.
  • It recommends accepting a status update on Measure H and aligning city regulations with state regulations.
  • The proposal includes eliminating the Cardroom Regulatory Fee and implementing a new fee to fund enforcement against illegal gaming.
  • The memorandum highlights the financial contributions of local cardrooms to the city's budget, noting their importance for city services.
  • It discusses the unfairness of the current taxation situation following the rejection of Measure H's gaming table expansion by the California Gambling Control Commission.
Limitations
  • The text contains unresolved placeholders and lacks specific details regarding the implementation of the new fee.
  • The document does not provide information on the exact nature of the 'new fee' or how it will be structured.

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9+ PSFSS COMMITTEE: 2/15/2024 ITEM: (d)1. TO:PUBLIC SAFETY, FINANCE & STRATEGIC SUPPORT COMMITTEE FROM:Councilmembers Torres & Doan SUBJECT: DATE: 2/14/24 CARDROOM STATUS REPORT Approved Date: 2/14/24 RECOMMENDATION 1. Accept the status update on Measure H 2. Direct Staff to align the City’s regulations with the State which already has a robust regulatory program by removing duplicative regulations and functions performed by the San José Division of Gaming Control and eliminate the Cardroom Regulatory Fee in its entirety. 3. Implement a new fee, in coordination with the Cardrooms, to create a fund that will do the following: a. Enforce against illegal gaming operations in San José; b. Promote awareness and prevention of gambling disorder and making treatment available to those negatively impacted by problem gambling amongst minority communities, especially the Asian Community that are disproportionately negatively affected by gaming; c. Evaluate the effectiveness of the funds currently allocated to non-profit organizations to deal with problem gaming and see if those funds can have greater impact or better allocated. 4. Direct Staff to engage with the City’s two cardrooms to...