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Council tables cleanup of charitable‑gambling rules after operators call city check redundant
Summary
Council pulled an ordinance to clarify Chapter 112 on bingo and charitable gambling after operators and several council members raised concerns that a city-mandated annual background check and $100 fee would duplicate state oversight; council directed staff to rewrite the measure and tabled final action to the Aug. 19 meeting.
A proposed ordinance intended to clarify the city's rules for charitable gambling prompted a lengthy exchange between council members, city staff and local veterans' and nonprofit gambling operators before the City Council voted to table the item to its Aug. 19 meeting.
Council member McKenzie pulled the draft amendment to Chapter 112 from the consent agenda and asked staff to explain who would be affected. Staff said the change was primarily a cleanup to harmonize North St. Paul's code with state statute and the city's actual practice: the ordinance would clarify that organizations must hold either a state premises permit or a temporary local permit and that the city may, under statute, conduct an annual background…
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