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Lake Elmo updates gambling ordinance but council declines to designate proceeds
Summary
The Lake Elmo City Council on Dec. 2 adopted an updated lawful-gambling ordinance to align with state law and created a gambling fund, but members declined to allocate the newly tracked proceeds to the county sheriff's contract after debate about using the money for youth sports and community events.
The Lake Elmo City Council voted Dec. 2 to adopt ordinance 2025-017, updating Chapter 11.04 of the city code to align local lawful-gambling rules with state statute and to formalize a gambling fund for reporting and budgeting.
Finance Coordinator Kramer told the council the 1997 ordinance included language more restrictive than state law; the changes remove antiquated liquor/gambling provisions, eliminate a 3 percent grocery-suites requirement, remove premise-permit and renewal fees the city had not been collecting, add a trade-area definition covering surrounding cities and three local school districts, and retain a 10 percent revenue-share clause the city had not previously enforced. Kramer said staff has already…
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