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Oshkosh staff brief council on surge of small ‘class B’ licenses and attached gambling rooms
Summary
City staff and a Department of Revenue representative told the Oshkosh City Council at a workshop that they are seeing a statewide trend of tiny class B premises—often attached to convenience stores—with space for up to five mechanical amusement/video gambling devices; staff asked council what application detail and local rules it wants before formal license decisions are brought forward.
City staff and a Department of Revenue official on Wednesday told the Oshkosh City Council in a workshop that a statewide trend of very small class B liquor licenses — often designed as separate, small rooms attached to convenience stores — is appearing in the community and raising questions about how the city should review and regulate such applications.
“Gambling machines are illegal in Wisconsin,” attorney Lynn Laurenson told the council, explaining that state law treats gambling on non-class-B premises as a felony while imposing a reduced penalty — a forfeiture — for violations tied to class B establishments. Travis, a Division of Alcohol Beverages representative with the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, added that machines which redeem tickets or other items for value qualify as gambling: “If you are redeeming…
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