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Council moves to tighten rules on game rooms and electronic amusement devices, citing crime and enforcement gaps
Summary
Councilmembers approved second-reading amendments to bills that expand definitions and penalties for illegal game rooms and electronic amusement devices. The measures are part of a package aimed at curbing violence, gambling and other illegal activity associated with unregulated game rooms.
The Honolulu City Council voted to advance a pair of measures on electronic amusement devices and gambling-related activity, including a measure that tightens permit and enforcement requirements for premises operating such devices.
Council discussion and intent: Councilmember Tupelo, who helped steer the bills, said the rules respond to repeated community complaints that illegal or lightly regulated game rooms bring violence, drugs and other illegal activity to neighborhoods. "A lot of people are asking why…
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