California legal term
razzle-dazzle in California Criminal Law
Current through 2026 California legislative session
In California criminal law, “razzle-dazzle” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the California criminal code.
What does “razzle-dazzle” mean in California criminal law?
“razzle-dazzle” means a series of games of skill or chance in which the player pays money or other valuable consideration in return for each opportunity to make successive attempts to obtain points by the use of dice, darts, marbles or other implements, and where such points are accumulated in successive games by the player toward a total number of points, determined by the operator, which is required for the player to win a prize or other valuable consideration. (Cal. Penal Code § 334)
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