Chapter 867 ( Statutes of 1997, Chapter 867), commonly known as the Gambling Control Act, abolished the Gambling Control Board (within the Department of Justice, Division of Gambling Control) and created the California Gambling Control Commission (GCC) under the executive branch, effective January 1, 1999. The records of the GCC consist of 8.5 cubic feet of textual records reflecting the agency’s administration of California’s gambling industry. The records are dated from 2000 to 2006, and include two record series, Meeting File and Subject Files.

Chapter 867 (Statutes of 1997, Chapter 867), commonly known as the Gambling Control Act, abolished the Gambling Control Board (within the Department of Justice, Division of Gambling Control) and created the California Gambling Control Commission (GCC) under the executive branch, effective January 1, 1999. In addition to taking over the Board’s regulatory and licensing oversight of all gaming establishments in the state, the Commission was also given authority over all operations and employment related to these establishments. The five Commission members were to be appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation, and were to serve terms of four years.

8.5 cubic feet of textual records

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