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Local business urges Umatilla to revisit social gaming limits; city staff says state law allows municipal discretion
Summary
A local club owner asked council to update Umatilla's social gaming ordinance, arguing a $20 limit set in 2008 is uncompetitive; staff said Oregon law allows municipalities to adopt enabling ordinances but will research where social gaming crosses into commercial gambling.
Troy Linger, an owner-operator of a local gaming club, asked the Umatilla City Council to review the municipal social gaming ordinance (chapter 6), saying the current $20 limit, set in 2008, has not kept pace with inflation and leads players to travel outside the city.
"We're not asking for no limit gaming," Linger said. "We suggest a $300…
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