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Rockford clubs ask Winnebago County to consolidate raffle-license classes to help small fundraising groups compete
Summary
A representative of the Rockford Association of Clubs urged the county to consolidate and raise raffle-license caps, saying $5,000 pots undermine clubs’ viability compared with neighboring Durand; county staff said a red-line draft is ready and consolidation is expected next month.
F. S. Tate, president of the Rockford Association of Clubs, appealed to the Winnebago County Board during public comment to consolidate and simplify the county’s raffle-license classes and to raise monetary caps that he said leave local clubs unable to compete with larger jackpots in neighboring municipalities.
“Raising or removing the monetary caps will cause 3 actions,” Tate said, arguing consolidation would satisfy the original request to compact different license classes, increase county revenue through…
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