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Gambling Control Board fines Rochester Hockey $400, requires oversight committee
Summary
After a brief closed session and legal briefing, the Gambling Control Board approved the Compliance Review Group recommendation to fine licensed organization Rochester Hockey $400, require an internal oversight committee within 30 days and prohibit a same-or-similar offense for 12 months.
The Gambling Control Board voted June 16 to adopt the Compliance Review Group—s recommendation to impose a $400 fine on licensed organization Rochester Hockey and to require the organization to form an oversight committee of at least six members within 30 days.
The action followed a brief closed meeting for the board to receive legal advice and review the CRG—s findings. Assistant Attorney General Leah Hedman told the board that the state—s open-meetings law generally requires public meetings but that attorney-client privilege justified a short closure for legal advice: "we have an open meeting law in Minnesota, which which presumes that all actions by the board be open and public. This is 1 of those rare times where we have to close the meeting." Hedman said the closed session also allowed the Compliance Review Group—s appeal review to be discussed in private.
When the meeting reopened, a board member moved to "follow the CRG's recommendations as they are currently stated." The chair read the CRG recitation: the CRG recommended imposing a $400 fine on the licensee, requiring creation of an oversight committee within 30 days containing at least six members of the organization, and that there be no same-or-similar offense within the next 12 months. The CRG added that if a same or similar offense occurred within 12 months, the executive director could consider doubling the fine at her discretion. The board voted to approve the recommendation; the chair announced: "Motion passes for approval based on the recommendation of the Gambling Control Board staff."
Board members discussed procedure and emphasized that this vote reflected the CRG appeal process concluding with a board decision. One board member clarified the matter is an appeal of a director-issued fine and that appeals are routinely reviewed by the Compliance Review Group and then by the full board. No further sanctions or details about the underlying incident were disclosed in the public record at the meeting.
The board then returned to open session and proceeded to adjourn.
