{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-19842","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 19842","heading":"","body":"(a) The commission shall not prohibit, on a statewide basis, the play of any game or restrict the manner in which any game is played, unless the commission, in a proceeding pursuant to this article, finds that the game, or the manner in which the game is played, violates a law of the United States, a law of this state, or a local ordinance.\n(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the powers of the commission in a proceeding against a licensee pursuant to Article 10 (commencing with Section 19930).\n(c) No regulation prohibiting a game or the manner in which a game is played shall be deemed to be an emergency regulation.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 8. SPECIAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS [18400. - 22949.92.2.]","CHAPTER 5. The Gambling Control Act [19800. - 19987.]","ARTICLE 3. Regulations [19840. - 19846.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"813852428a876f8420a4a32dd56ef49ec0d62b12ca91a4fdcf585a7100283627","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-19841","next":"us-ca/bpc-19843"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}