These businesses are called “third-party providers of proposition players” and they are licensed by the state.Īlthough the dealer still deals the cards at card clubs, the players bet against the third-party banker, who also sits at the table behind a rack of chips.
To abide by the law, many card clubs in the state invite into their casinos third-party businesses that employ people to act as “bankers” for each table. Only Indian casinos are allowed to do that in the state. In California, state law prohibits card clubs from having any financial stake in the outcome of the card games that take place in their establishments. The dealer takes the bets and deals the cards, then rewards the winners and collects from the losers.
In traditional casinos in Las Vegas and on Indian lands, players at a card table try to win money from the casino, which is represented by the dealer.
