The Communities for California Cardrooms (CCC) is a 501(c)4 nonprofit organization that provides a united voice for small businesses; advances and protects local jobs and the economy that is provided by card rooms; educates and highlights the public on the benefits and history of card rooms in their communities; and encourages inclusiveness with businesses small and large that share in protecting and growing jobs in California communities.
Communities for California Cardrooms Opposes Senate Bill 549 by Senator Josh Newman
SB 549 is sponsored by the same wealthy tribes that sponsored Prop 26, with their singular effort to eliminate all competition. Voters, courts, and the Legislature have rejected their attempts to eliminate legal California cardrooms, which have operated in California for over fifty years.
The sponsors of SB 549 want a gaming monopoly, which means:
- Opening the door for foreign nations to sue Californian citizens, undermining our state’s autonomy and legal framework.
- Removing the State Legislature’s authority and the rights of California citizens to be able to sue.
- Loss of tens of thousands of good-paying cardroom jobs as a result of litigation costs that impact business.
- Loss of needed tax revenues for the under-resourced communities that pay for public safety, parks, senior services to name a few.
- Ignoring the will of voters by allowing tribes to sue without proof of harm, placing undue financial burdens on law-abiding businesses.
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