California Business And Professions Code Section 19851
(a) The owner of a gambling enterprise shall apply for and obtain a state gambling license. (b) Other persons who also obtain a state gambling license, or key employee license, as required by this chapter, shall not receive a separate license certificate, but the license of every such person shall be endorsed on the license that is issued to the owner of the gambling enterprise. (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), this section shall not apply to key employee licenses issued on or after July 1, 2008, or the effective date of the process established pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 19854 to make key employee licenses personal and portable, whichever is sooner.