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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-02-28 Evening Gazette Article Re Gambling License Mix Up hoto.b Jonathan C.'Stilley) said the man, a part of the state.(Evening Gazette p Y its h a military-in- ■ S'8 ez ,.ep �°`, x s orgattza- _ s Oak Pa• k VFW J�.z5 . . - : Mix-_u �ost license fp i for a month gambling op;weather, Dec. 30, 1993, parties were apologetic over the cation before the mix-up. ?lamed ,By VINCENT J.RIVARD deadline. )N (AP) ! Correspondent "I do apologize," said Mayor Some members of the VFW iously owned OAK PARK HEIGHTS s won't Post, including .post commander Barbara O'Neal, adding that the— Percent in annaa 'chips, ink blotters and cards wove Tom Childs, contend they had re- council was unaware of the situa- rweather tes rand a be set out on the tables. The white quested,on "numerous occasions" aO The loss of gambling for a ;e rates but est lettered and numbered the air..won't d that city staff provide them with the second-highest do tumbling through the oir• And last document for the application, a month is devastating to the post, a real estate don't expect to hear shouts of copy of the Dec. 16 City Council according to one gambling n torker. N' "BINGO"night. N from VFW Post 323 to- pY approving gambling for € in every re- the bi geld will be there calling resolution , g g the bi-weekly game• the facility, before the fast-ap- then they(patrons) are not dgoing Kathie proaching deadline• be buying drinks," They can't. However, City Administrator Childs. "Those people will leave es�•���■ The Minnesota State Gambling � never come back." of 1993 Control Board, which oversees LaVonne Wilson questioned the and may never ever come employees es 18 )N,(AP)—;' charitable gambling such as that validity of the remarks from the people, six Post which are yeesim 8 which takes place at the Oak Park VFW members. to run the of which gambling full-time,ti er, cent at a tor- "If I would have known that cent in the final Heights post, has revoked its ti_ ation, which includes bingo and they needed it in a hurry, I would pull tabs. early the best cease for 30 days. The 18 workers and five part early a decade, The March, whim imposed run �"Nobodyetold me that�the there a P lid today through'March, was imposed after "Nobody time bartenders brought in to help Department the post failed to submit one piece rush for it." with the bigger crowds will be ass in the gross of information for its renewal appli-_ Despite the accusations, both without work for the crowds will 'month, ., the broadest arrest according to Tom Childs. on°my' ©v Arney : Robber' s Furthermore, officials estimate en higher that that they will lose $100,000 in ,i. of 5.9 percent r e gambling sales, including $15- :i h ag°' leads to more charges 18,000 that would have gone to lo- i cal charities. $100,000 bail, has been charged "It's important that people real- rkilt••••••••• By ROD AMLAND with felony aggravated robbery and ize that we haven't broken any Staff Writer f kilted mom The Valentine's Day robbery of two counts of kidnapping. rules," said Kathie Childs. "This rove away the the Hidden Valley Lounge has Curry is alleged to have walked won't happen again." 3 AP)'. ."_ ,A led to charges being filed against into the Hidden-Vail- .• 1`