Proposition players.
San José Municipal Code § 16.18.100
in effect16.18.100 - Proposition players.
A. A cardroom permittee shall use only employees, and not independent contractors as proposition players.
B. The cardroom permittee shall not provide any compensation, reward, credit, chips, or any other thing of value or representation of value to an employee who acts as a proposition player other than salary or wages earned for the time the employee works as a proposition player. This prohibition does not prohibit a proposition player from receiving reimbursement of table fees or the same employment benefits that apply to all other employees of the cardroom permittee.
C. A proposition player shall prominently display an identification card provided by the administrator identifying the player as a proposition player of the permittee at all times the player is present on the cardroom premises of the employing permittee.
D. A proposition player who plays only with his or her own personal funds shall apply for and receive a work permit as a proposition player.
E. A proposition player shall not hold multiple endorsements on the work permit authorizing the proposition player to be employed in job classifications other than as a proposition player or to be employed in more than one job classification in any gaming day.
F. A proposition player shall receive no funding from a funding source.
(Ord. 28517.)
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_16.18.100PRPLFetched: 11/1/2026