Gambling Control Act: licenses.

Existing law, the Gambling Control Act, establishes the California Gambling Control Commission, which is responsible for licensing and regulating various gambling activities and establishments. Under the act, the Department of Justice is responsible for investigating any violations of, and enforcing, the act. Existing law requires a person who deals, operates, carries on, conducts, maintains, or exposes for play any controlled game in this state, or who receives any compensation or reward, or any percentage or share of the money or property played, for keeping, running, or carrying on any controlled game in this state, to apply for and obtain a valid state gambling license, key employee license, or work permit. Existing law provides that an owner of a gambling enterprise is known as the owner-licensee. Under existing law, other persons who also obtain a state gambling license do not receive a separate license certificate, but instead the license of those persons are endorsed on the license certificate that is issued to the owner-licensee. Under existing law, a key employee license entitles the holder to work as a key employee in any key employee position at any gambling establishment, provided that the key employee terminates employment with one gambling establishment before commencing work for another. Existing law also authorizes a key employee with a valid personal portable license to work as a key employee in any key employee position in more than one gambling establishment and requires the commission to establish a program for portable personal licenses for key employees. This bill would repeal those provisions relating to key employees working at different gambling establishments and instead would prohibit a person or entity that is issued a license, including a key employee license, or a work permit from the commission, from being required to apply for an additional license to hold that same position with another gambling enterprise. The bill would allow the person or entity to submit their license or work permit number to the commission to be endorsed on the license certificate of another gambling enterprise for that same position. Existing law requires a license issued by the commission to be renewed biennially. Under this bill, a key employee license would initially be valid for a period of 2 years, and upon each renewal, the key employee license would be valid for a period of 3 years.