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Richard schuetz commissioner california gambling control commission
California Gambling Control Commission (CGCC) is the official gambling commission of the state of California. It states its aim is to "foster honest, competitive gambling in California that is free of criminal and corruptive elements." The governor of the commission as of 2012 is Jerry Brown; Judge Eugene Balonon was a former governor of the commission as was Burks Shelton. Shelton was appointed by then Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2004 who was stated to have an aversion to gambling and demanded tighter regulation of populating Indian casinos, declaring that the commission would "yank their licenses for those slot machines" if the casinos were found guilty of misconduct.
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- Richard schuetz commissioner california gambling control commission
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The commission was proposed in the mid 1990s under the bills AB 2803 and AB 362 to "create a state agency to license card clubs and casinos operating within the state", based on Nevada's state commission. Under the legislation the new commission gained responsibility for administering the Revenue Sharing Trust Fund. Soon after it was eventually formed. the Commission stated in 2001 that they were in favor legislation that would allow the state to regulate charitable bingo games which has since become part of the responsibility of the administration of the commission.
As of August 2012, the California Gambling Control Commission has jurisdiction over 89 licensed gambling establishments (cardrooms) in California, tribal casinos, and charitable organizations which offer bingo. The commission has a major interest in Indian/Tribal gaming, which was perceived by the government in 2001 to have gotten out of control. It was reported in June 2010 that Indian tribes in California operated over 65,000 class III gaming devices in total. According to the Government of California, the Commission has "fiduciary, regulatory, and administrative responsibilities related to Tribal gaming that include: (1) oversight of Class III gaming operations, which are primarily casino-type games, (2) distribution of Tribal gaming revenues to various State funds and to authorized, federally recognized, non-Compact Tribes, (3) monitoring of Tribal gaming through periodic background checks of Tribal key employees, vendors, and financial sources, (4) validation of gaming operation standards through testing, auditing, and review, and (5) fiscal auditing of Tribal payments to the State pursuant to Compact provisions."