#REGISTER IN TIMELY MANNER REGISTRATION#

#REGISTER IN TIMELY MANNER REGISTRATION#

Registration forms received with less than 30 days before the event date may not be processed in time to issue a determination of your eligibility for registration. The registration processing time is approximately 30 days from the date that the original signed form and check are received in our office. In the interest of fairness, registrations are processed in the order that they are received.Each nonprofit organization may hold only one gambling fundraiser per calendar year.Please read Business and Professions Code sections 19985 through 19987 for comprehensive information pertaining to these types of fundraisers.INFORMATION FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS:įor nonprofit organizations, the Nonprofit Organization Annual Registration Form serves two purposes: it registers the nonprofit organization for the calendar year so that the organization is eligible to apply for approval for a fundraising event and it includes a section to register the event itself. Below you will find instructions for both nonprofit organizations and suppliers of equipment and/or services.

Qualified nonprofit organizations and suppliers of equipment and/or services for such fundraising events must submit an Annual Registration Form to the Bureau of Gambling Control for prior approval. The State of California’s Business and Professions Code sections 19985-19987 allow for eligible nonprofit organizations to hold “charity poker night” fundraisers.

Register in timely manner