HomeMy WebLinkAboutFCS-12-137 - Fair or Exhibition Gaming Event Licence for KitchenerREPORT TO:
Finance and Corporate Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING:
August 13, 2012
SUBMITTED BY:
R. Gosse, Director of Legislated Services/City Clerk, 2809
PREPARED BY: Patricia Harris, Manager of Licensing, 2854
WARD(S) INVOLVED:
1
DATE OF REPORT:
July 24, 2012
REPORT NO.: FCS-12-137
SUBJECT: FAIR OR EXHIBITION GAMING EVENT LICENCE FOR
KITCHENER-WATERLOO OKTOBERFEST
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City of Kitchener has no objection to a Provincial Lottery Licence being issued
to Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest to hold a Fair or Exhibition Gaming Event from
October 5 to October 17, 2012 at Bingeman’s Marshall Hall, 425 Bingemans Centre Drive,
Kitchener.
BACKGROUND:
Provincial Lottery Regulations require Council’s permission before a Fair or Exhibition Gaming
Event can be held in the municipality.
REPORT:
A request has been received from Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest requesting Council’s
permission to hold a Fair or Exhibition Gaming Event at Bingeman’s from October 5 to October
17, 2012.
A Fair or Exhibition Gaming Event is an event where no more than 20 games of chance or
mixed chance and skill are conducted such as Blackjack and/or Wheels of Fortune. This event
will take place in conjunction with Bingeman’s Festhall on each day of Oktoberfest.
Council has approved similar request for the past several years.
ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN:
N/A
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
None
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
N/A
ACKNOWLEDGED BY:
D. Chapman, Deputy CAO and City Treasurer, Finance and
Corporate Services
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