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Committee recommends denial of mechanical amusement device license for Mad Elephant (Taste of Thai)
Summary
After reviewing a police memo alleging gambling-style features on the machines, Appleton’s Safety & Licensing Committee voted 5-0 to recommend denial of a mechanical amusement-device license for Mad Elephant / Taste of Thai at 1222 S. Oneida St.
The Safety & Licensing Committee recommended denial of a mechanical amusement-device license for Mad Elephant (Taste of Thai Appleton LLC) by a 5–0 vote on Wednesday, forwarding the recommendation to the City Council.
Attorney Garrett Golster, representing the applicant (business owner Sheesai Zhekmaiwang), argued the machines proposed for the business are lawful amusement devices and not gambling machines under Wisconsin law. Golster said the police memo relied on general internet product descriptions and did not show that an officer had inspected a…
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