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Westland council amends code to allow charitable gaming in pool and billiard rooms

5710676 · September 3, 2025
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Summary

Westland City Council voted to adopt an amended ordinance permitting charitable gaming at pool and billiard rooms for state-licensed organizations, after the council approved a targeted amendment and brief debate.

Westland City Council on the evening of Sept. 2, 2025, voted to adopt Ordinance 111b to amend Westland City Code Chapter 14 to permit charitable gaming in pool and billiard rooms for organizations properly licensed by the state.

Council members passed an amendment that narrowed the ordinance to retain only the provision allowing charitable gaming in pool and billiard rooms (Section 14-29(c)) and removed several subsections as introduced. Councilwoman Rakowski, who offered the amendment, said the change was meant to make the ordinance apply equally across…

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