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Edina nonprofits urge city to allow charitable gaming; staff to draft ordinance
Summary
Representatives of the Edina Education Fund and Edina Athletic Boosters told the council Nov. 18 that Edina is an outlier in the metro by restricting pull-tab charitable gaming, and urged the city to replace its ordinance so local nonprofits can raise funds. Staff said drafting a replacement ordinance is feasible and recommended revising the code rather than carving narrow exemptions.
Representatives of the Edina Education Fund and the Edina Athletic Boosters asked the Edina City Council on Nov. 18 to revise local rules to allow charitable gaming, including pull tabs, arguing the change would help schools, sports teams and other nonprofits raise unrestricted operating funds.
Kathy Rendelman, executive director of the Edina Education Fund, and Kurt Lang of the Edina Athletic Boosters presented with data that, they said, shows other metro cities generate significant charitable-gaming revenue that benefits youth programming. "This is a win for all…
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