Sep. 22, 2025
Sacramento judge approves $43.3M cardroom fee settlement
Cardrooms alleged state gambling regulators collected inflated fees for years; Judge Lauri A. Damrell signed off on a $43.3 million settlement covering 2005 to 2020.
A Sacramento County judge has approved a $43.3 million settlement on behalf of a group of cardrooms who say the Gambling Control Commission and the Bureau of Gambling Control illegally overcharged them in fees.
The case dates to 2020, when Colma-based Lucky Chances, Inc. joined with several other cardrooms to file suit. They argued that the Gambling Control Act authorizes the commission to collect fees sufficient to enable it to carry out its duties and responsibilities.
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