Barb Lickness asked: I saw an add for a "Lawful Gambling Manager" in last Sunday's paper for East Side Neighborhood Services. Do they do bingo or pulltabs? Could this be a way for other neighborhoods to make money?
Steve Brandt: Anyone who wants to look up a gambling license may do so at this web site for the Minnesota Gambling Control Board: http://www.gcb.state.mn.us/PDF_Files/OrgListAlpha.pdf To answer her specific question, ESNS holds a Class B license, allowing pulltabs, paddle wheels, tipboards and raffles. ESNS is not a neighborhood organization in the city-recognized sense, but rather a social service agency. Could this be a way for neighborhoods to raise money? Lyndale Neighborhood Development Corp. held a lottery several years ago to raise money. People with longer memories than mine tell me that some other neighborhood organizations have had unhappy experiences with charitable gambling as a fundraising tool. Maybe some of the people involved could share their experiences. Steve Brandt Kingfield _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
