Business and Professions Code section 19854


(a)

A person shall not be employed as a key employee unless that person applies for and obtains a key employee license.

(b)

A person shall not be issued a key employee license unless the person would qualify for a state gambling license.

(c)

A key employee license, once issued, shall authorize a person to act as a key employee until the expiration or revocation of that license and shall entitle the holder to work for any gambling enterprise as a key employee upon proper notice to the department.

Source: Section 19854, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=19854.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2024; accessed Jun. 16, 2025).

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