Gaming Board Issues Emergency Rules For Charity Poker Changes

The emergency rules passed by the Gaming Control Board were made effective when they were filed on Wednesday. The rules were enacted in order to ensure that charity gaming regulations exist after the previous rules were suspended in May by the Court of Claims. The new rules limit charity gaming venues to four days per week and two events per day.

The emergency rules were necessary after the suspension of the new rules, as the previous rules had been rescinded causing a void that needed to be filled. Dave Murray, spokesperson for Governor Snyder, said that the emergency rules were pulled from the new rules; however, it involves only the essential pieces as the document has been trimmed down from 26 pages to 6 pages. The only rules left are the ones that were considered most important by the state attorneys.

The Michigan Charitable Gaming Association released a statement saying that emergency rules are viewed by their group as similar to the rules suspended by the court. Stephanie Van Koevering, spokesperson for the Michigan Charitable Gaming Association who challenged the original rules, said that they would file with the court to review the emergency rules.

The newly enacted rules would leave hours of operation for charity gaming venues up to the gaming director. The emergency rules would also require three members of a charity be present at their event not including the acting dealer and it would limit the chair of the groups term to one year.

posted by PAA Online , Friday, July 11, 2014 10:17 AM
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