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Committee signs off on $841,100 in video-gaming grant awards and a $16,100 emergency appropriation

Health and Community Services Committee (Lake County) · April 7, 2026

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Summary

Lake County approved program-year 2026 video-gaming grant recommendations totaling $841,100 and a $16,100 emergency appropriation; staff reported a record 18 applications and said scoring followed established policy and set-asides; a member recused on Pathway County.

Dominic Strezzo, community development administrator, presented the program-year 2026 video-gaming grant funding recommendations to the committee, requesting approval of $841,100 in awards and a $16,100 emergency appropriation from the video-gaming revenue fund balance.

Strezzo said the application round began in the fall of 2025 and produced about 18 applications — the most the county has received to date. Staff scored applications according to an established policy, including three set-asides and a gambling-specific set-aside. The recommendations were reviewed at the AR C/Behavioral Health Advisory and Recommendation Committee and heard in a public hearing at the March meeting before reaching the committee.

One member announced a conflict of interest and recused from the video-gaming item with respect to Pathway County. Chair Hart and other members discussed trends in video gaming revenue and community impacts; Hart noted the county’s decision to allow video gaming in unincorporated areas and said state law limits counties’ authority to further restrict video gaming activity.

After brief discussion the committee approved the funding recommendations on a voice vote.