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Advisory Notice:

Regulations Approved for Two-Year Licenses
(Gambling Establishments & Key Employees)

On June 24, 2008, the Office of Administrative Law approved regulations that officially establish two-year licenses for gambling establishments and key employees. As a result of these new regulations, the licenses for gambling establishments and key employees will be renewed only once every two years. This action reflects the Gambling Control Commission’s continuing effort to streamline and simplify the license renewal process. A two-year license reduces the burden of license renewal.

The Commission has spent the last year preparing gambling establishments for this new two-year renewal cycle by staggering license expiration dates, ranging from 15 to 24 months. Effective July 31, 2008, all licenses will expire 24 months from the date of issue.

In addition to establishing a two-year license, these new regulations will update many of the forms involved in the license application process, both for initial and renewal licenses.

To view the text of these new regulations and the amended and new forms, Click Here.

• How the two-year renewal process will work:
• Gambling establishments should continue to submit their applications and appropriate fees 120 days in advance of their expiration date.
• Effective July 31, 2008, once the Commission approves the renewal application, the new license will be issued for a period of two-years.
• Annual table fees required under B&P Code section 19951 will still be collected annually. However, the process of collecting these fees will change.
• How the revised annual table fee collection process will work:
• For gambling establishments whose expiration date is in 2008, the Commission will provide instructions in the renewal notification letter regarding the submission of annual table fees, which will allow for the prorating of the fees.
• By December 31, 2008, all gambling establishments will have paid their annual table fees for 2008.
• Beginning January 2009, the Commission will send out courtesy notices at the beginning of each year reflecting a new due date for the payment of these annual table fees. This due date will be no later than 120 days following the end of the gambling establishment’s fiscal year. Since most gambling establishments use a calendar year as their fiscal year, most annual table fees will be due on April 30th of each year.
• Gambling establishments approved for installment payments will be required to submit their first installment by April 30th of each year. Subsequent installment payments would then be due August 31st and December 31st of that same year.
• Questions, Concerns or Suggestions:
Please contact the Commission's Licensing Division at (916) 263-0700 should you have any questions, concerns or suggestions.