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Council reviews 'Open Rewards' restaurant-rebate app; legal advice sought on hotel-tax use
Summary
City staff outlined an 'Open Rewards' program using vendor BlueDot to deliver about 10% cash-back to customers at eligible local restaurants, with a vendor fee (~$5,600/year) and an estimated 6–8 qualifying businesses; council sent the matter for legal review under the Texas Government Code and took no action at the meeting.
City staff briefed the Rowlett City Council on March 2 about a proposed 'Open Rewards' program intended to promote locally owned restaurants by offering customer rebates via a vendor-managed app.
Presenter Mylan Wen described the program mechanics: customers would upload receipts to the app and "receive 10 payback from receiving the coupon," while restaurants would be reimbursed a small share (staff described it as about 1% of the sale with no discounting). Wen said the vendor selected to administer the program is BlueDot and staff estimated an…
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