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Applicants outline hours, licensing and safety plans for proposed bingo hall
Summary
Applicants told the Clute commission they plan 5–6 nights of bingo, expected peak crowds of 150–200, on-site security, and that charity operators must hold Texas Lottery permits limiting sessions and hours.
At the March 19 meeting applicants described operational, licensing and safety plans for the proposed Charity Bingo Hall at 1033 Dixie Drive. Jordan Terry said the intended regular schedule would be roughly 5 to 6 nights per week, with the goal of later expanding to seven nights; he estimated busiest nights could draw about 150–200 patrons and said the venue would use on-site security.
Cassie Terry, who described herself as a licensing representative, explained the Texas Lottery’s current operating model for charitable bingo: charities are granted two-hour operating windows, bingo typically starts at 7 p.m., operators can run up to three sessions and special temporary permits allow occasional additional sessions capped at about 11 p.m. “With the bingo license, so the charities all have to have a bingo license. And the Texas Lottery is now the licensing and regulations department, and each charity all have an operating time,” Cassie Terry said. The applicant and staff also confirmed that food sales, ATM receipts and merchandise would be subject to tax and that the city’s code imposes specific bingo-related fees.
Commissioners sought assurance that fire exits and code protections would remain; staff and the applicant said the building owner would complete required build-out and firewall work. Staff advised that those details and clarified site photos should be included in the council packet prior to the joint public hearing.
