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Hearing exposes regulatory gaps in bid to allow two charities to operate under one roof
Summary
Representative Jim Greenieck told the panel House Bill 1416 would let two charitable organizations use the same facility sequentially or temporarily in small towns; the Attorney General's gaming director opposed the bill as drafted, citing regulation and record-keeping gaps.
Representative Jim Greenieck (District 28) told the Senate Judiciary Committee that House Bill 1416 is a narrow effort to help charitable organizations in rural towns share a heated, accessible facility to conduct gaming or fundraisers without expanding gaming statewide. "Two charitable organizations can operate under the same roof, for a limited period of time, using their own employees, not commingling any funds," Representative Greenieck said.
The bill would permit a second licensed organization or a locally permitted organization to use the same site for up to 12…
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