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Gambling Control Board suspends Badger JCs’ license after two years below 30% charitable threshold
Summary
The Gambling Control Board voted May 18 to suspend the Badger JCs’ gambling license until the organization restores required charitable spending after staff found FY24 and FY25 expenditures below the 30% statutory minimum; suspension will trigger a contested-case hearing, staff said.
The Gambling Control Board voted May 18 to suspend the license of Badger JCs after staff and the Compliance Review Group (CRG) found the organization failed to meet the statutory minimum for charitable expenditures for two consecutive fiscal years.
Director Leah Wade told the board the CRG recommended suspension after multiple attempts to engage the organization. "For fiscal year 24, it was 28.1% and for fiscal year 25, it was 25.4%," Wade said, citing the board's compliance calculations and the lack of contact from the organization.
Board member Doug Forsman summarized the CRG record and the board's outreach: staff mailed and emailed notices, sent certified letters and scheduled a CRG hearing on April 20 that the organization did not attend. Director Wade added that "the CEO, Alex Moore, signed for the certified letter," noting the board had evidence someone had picked up mailed notices.
A motion to "suspend until in compliance Badger JCs organization due to noncompliance of section 349.15 subdivision 1(c)" was made and seconded. Staff reminded the board that suspension would trigger a contested-case hearing at the Office of Administrative Hearings; "we'll be going before an ALJ or administrative law judge," staff said, and noted suspensions cannot be indefinite (the statute allows a maximum of 10 years and provides civil-penalty options).
The board called the question and approved the suspension by voice vote. The board did not record roll-call tallies in the transcript; minutes note the motion "carries." The board directed that a written order be issued and that the contested-case process would follow if the organization does not appear or appeal.
The board's action follows staff and CRG findings that the organization did not submit extenuating-circumstance materials, appear at scheduled meetings or otherwise respond to notices. The order's written effective date and any subsequent hearing dates were not specified in the meeting transcript.
Next steps: staff will issue the written board order implementing the suspension and the contested-case hearing process will proceed according to administrative hearing rules.
