Bill > SB860

This bill repeals several obsolete provisions related to remote caller bingo and card-minding devices in California's gaming laws. Specifically, the bill eliminates sections of the Business and Professions Code and Penal Code that previously regulated remote caller bingo, a type of bingo game where numbers are called from a location different from where players are located. The bill removes requirements for the California Gambling Control Commission to regulate remote caller bingo and the Department of Justice to establish and inspect card-minding devices. A card-minding device is a hand-held electronic tool that helps bingo players track called numbers on their game cards. The legislation essentially cleans up outdated regulations related to bingo games, removing rules for a program that is no longer active. The bill maintains existing provisions about bingo games, such as restrictions on who can conduct bingo games, how proceeds can be used, and the basic rules for playing bingo, which include requirements that games be conducted by charitable organizations, be open to the public, and follow specific prize and operational guidelines.

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