Tournament play.
San José Municipal Code § 16.18.080
in effect16.18.080 - Tournament play.
A. Cardroom permittees shall be allowed to conduct "no limit" tournament play, provided that twenty-five percent of the tournament entry fees and/or sitting fees received for such play shall be contributed to a charitable organization to be used for charitable purposes.
B. Upon request, the cardroom permittee shall provide the administrator with documentation satisfactory to the administrator of the entry and/or sitting fees collected for each play and the amount actually contributed to charity.
C. The cardroom permittee shall also provide the administrator with documentation on the charitable organization(s) chosen by the permittee including, but not limited to:
1. Proof of nonprofit and charitable status with the state and federal government;
2. The name, address, telephone number of the charitable organization; and
3. The purposes for which the money collected will be used by the charitable organization.
E. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a cardroom permittee has entered into an agreement with the City that provides for a specified lump sum charitable contribution payment, then the permittee shall be deemed in full compliance with the charitable contribution requirement set forth in this section for the applicable year. In such case, no additional charitable contribution from tournament entry fees and/or sitting fees shall be required for that year.
(Ord. 28517, 31306.)
Source: City of San José, Municipal Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/san_jose/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT16GACO_CH16.18REGA_16.18.080TOPLFetched: 11/1/2026