Several days after temporarily halting California’s new, controversial cardroom regulations, Judge Richard Darwin snuffed them out, arguing that they exceed the Bureau of Gambling Control’s legal authority.
This ruling comes after the judge's decision to permanently block the regulations, citing legal overreach by the Bureau of Gambling Control. The cardrooms, relieved by the ruling, had been concerned about the impact of the new rules on their operations. The Bureau's attempt to tighten regulations on cardrooms faced strong opposition and has now been deemed legally unsound.
