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Charities urge county to examine game rooms after bingo revenue falls; commissioners agree to put ordinance on future agenda
Summary
Representatives of charitable bingo halls told commissioners Jan. 26 that unregulated game rooms divert revenue that previously supported scholarships and youth programs; commissioners asked the sheriff to present potential permitting options at a future meeting to consider regulation or permitting.
Representatives of charitable bingo halls and education foundations told the commissioners on Jan. 26 they are seeing large revenue declines and urged the court to examine regulations for commercial game rooms.
"We used to have the money coming in and it really did help us a lot," the bingo representative told the court, adding that charities have relied on those distributions to provide scholarships, uniforms and youth programs. Another speaker said she…
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