5.f Scandia Riders Saddle Club Gambling Permit
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: February 18, 2020
To: City Council
From: Brenda Eklund, Deputy Clerk
Re: Scandia Riders Saddle Club Gambling Permit
Background: The Scandia Riders Saddle Club has applied for an Excluded Lawful Gambling
Permit for a fundraising bingo event. The Gambling Ordinance (No. 100) requires a local permit
to conduct lawful gambling that is excluded or exempted from state licensure requirements.
Up to four events in a calendar year may be covered in a single application.
Issue: Decide whether to approve a lawful gambling permit for the Scandia Riders Saddle Club
bingo event.
Proposal Details: The Saddle Club would like to hold a Ham Bingo fundraising event on April 3,
2020 at the Scandia Community Center. This event had been conducted in past years by the
Scandia Womens Softball Association, but they announced that they will no longer conduct a
spring bingo event, only the turkey bingo in November. The Saddle Club is a non-profit
organization and provided a Certificate of Good Standing for nonprofit status from the MN
Secretary of State’s office. The organization and the event appear to meet all the requirements
of the city’s ordinance.
Fiscal Impact: The $15 permit fee has been paid.
Options:
1) Approve the Scandia Riders Saddle Club Excluded Lawful Gambling Permit.
2) Do not approve the request for a gambling permit.
3) Make no decision at this meeting.
Recommendation: Option 1.