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FROM: RICHARD K. RAINEY, Sheriff-Coroner •;_ ;•
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DATE: May 15, 1898 -
SUBJECT: Cardroom Ordinance
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION: County Cardroom Ordinance be changed as follows:
Revise County Ordinance 52-3 . 505 to allow 24-
hour operation of cardrooms.
- Require cardroom licensee to provide a complete
list of all cardroom permittees employed by
them. Additions or deletions must be reported
as they occur.
BACKGROUND: On August 16, 1988, Mr. Wilbur Duberstein appeared
before the Board of Supervisors on the matter of allowing Texas
Hold'em in the Contra Costa County cardrooms. After the Board had
approved the playing of Texas Hold' em in Contra Costa County
cardrooms, Mr. Duberstein further requested that an additional
fifth game be approved by the Board for play in County cardrooms.
The Board directed the Sheriff' s Department to review the cardroom
ordinance as regards the playing of a fifth card game.
Subsequently, Mr. Duberstein expanded his requests for cardroom
ordinance revision in several letters to the Board of Supervisors
and the Sheriff ' s Office.
The Sheriff' s Office met with Mr. Duberstein to solidify his
requests for ordinance revisions. At that meeting, Mr. Duberstein
withdrew his request for allowing a fifth game in County cardrooms.
He did, however, propose and this office agreed with the
recommendations listed above.
Mr. George Roemer of the County Administrator' s Office requested
that these issues be reviewed by County Counsel. The County
Counsel' s office supports the proposed amendment to require that
cardroom licensees provide the Sheriff with an u
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CC: Sheriff-Coroner ATTESTED
County Administrator PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY �� `� DEPUTY
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identifying all cardroom permittees employed by the cardroom.
County Counsel recommends against the proposed revision to allow
the issuing of a cardroom license to a corporation.. That amendment
has been removed pending further discussions between County Counsel
and Mr. Duberstein.
The County Counsel' s office will take no position on the proposal
to allow 24-hour operation of cardrooms.