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Eagan Lions seek reconsideration of denied fund‑loss; charities and club members urge rule and oversight changes
Summary
At the March board meeting the Eagan Lions asked the Gambling Control Board to reconsider a denied fund‑loss claim after a burglary; other public commenters described alleged mismanagement at an Ely club and Allied Charities called for modernization of fund‑loss rules.
The Gambling Control Board heard multiple public comments on fund losses and governance at its March 17 meeting in Roseville.
Representatives of the Eagan Lions Club, Dave Bierman (CEO for gambling operations) and gambling manager Steve Lempelis, asked the board to reconsider a fund‑loss denial that was issued at the board’s January meeting. Bierman said the organization had secured inventory in locked closets and a safe bolted to the floor, but that thieves used “extraordinary means” to access the safe after the building was shuttered by the property owner and city action. He said the building was shuttered July 26, 2024; the club learned how to…
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