However, most modern societies agree that outright gambling bans are a retroactive approach that does not achieve the desired results, which is to protect individuals who are susceptible to gambling harm or simply want to participate.What types of gambling are illegal. California law generally recognizes the following forms of gambling: Indian casinos, card clubs, pari-mutuel horse betting, charitable gambling, and the state lottery.... More specifically, dealing, playing or conducting the following games is illegal:Faro;Monte;mammoth;Lansquenet;Red and Black;Rondo;tan;Fan Tan;