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California’s blackjack ban could drain the budgets of small cities that live on cardroom taxes. Inside the cardroom cities at risk and the June 30 court date.
California AG Rob Bonta has received over $330,000 in tribal-gaming contributions since 2014, including from the tribes most directly affected by the cardroom dispute.
California AG Rob Bonta declared daily fantasy sports illegal in July 2025 and pledged enforcement within weeks. Eleven months later, DraftKings, FanDuel, and the rest of the industry continue to operate in California as if the opinion never happened.
San Jose collects $30 million a year in cardroom taxes from Bay 101 and Casino M8trix. The state’s halted blackjack ban would have cut into that revenue immediately.