California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 8 — Special Business RegulationsChapter 5 — The Gambling Control ActArticle 4 — LicensingSection 19856
(a) Any person who the commission determines is qualified to receive a state license, having due consideration for the proper protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of the residents of the State of California and the declared policy of this state, may be issued a license. The burden of proving his or her qualifications to receive any license is on the applicant.
(b) An application to receive a license constitutes a request for a determination of the applicant’s general character, integrity, and ability to participate in, engage in, or be associated with, controlled gambling.
(c) In reviewing an application for any license, the commission shall consider whether issuance of the license is inimical to public health, safety, or welfare, and whether issuance of the license will undermine public trust that the gambling operations with respect to which the license would be issued are free from criminal and dishonest elements and would be conducted honestly.
Notes
Allows the commission to license an applicant it determines qualified after considering public health, safety, welfare, and state policy, while placing the burden of proving qualifications on the applicant. Treats an application as a request to assess character, integrity, and ability, and requires consideration of whether licensing would harm public welfare or undermine trust in honest, crime-free gambling operations.
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