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Boor 96 FA,,F ?4 7 REGULATION OF COMMERCUL BINGO GAMES The Board reviewed a letter from the "Charitable Bingo Relief Committee" as follows: Indian River Board 1840 25th Street Vero Beach, Florida of County Commissioners 32960 Re: Florida Statute Section 849.0931 Due to the "loopholes" existing under Section 849.0931 Florida Statutes, there is a need for county regulation in order to assure the ability of charitable, nonprofit and veterans organizations engaged in charitable, civic, community, benevolent religious or scholastic works and other similar activities to conduct bingo games for the purpose of raising and donating, to such organizations and causes, funds derived from such games. In order to protect the charitable fund raising activities of "authorized organizations", we ask that an ordinance be enacted to close a loophole in Florida Statute 849.0931 referred to above. Such an ordinance would limit bingo games within your territorial jurisdiction. At any location bingo would be restricted to one session per day and on no more that two days per week. We feel that this closes the- loophole in 849.0931. This request for your assistance is made on behalf of the below named charitable organizations. Please respond to this request to James C. Hall, 7300 20th St. #548, Vero Beach, FL 32966. or 567-9320. Thank you for your consideration. �� J mes C. Hall, Chairman "Charitable Bingo Relief Committee" 1. Council on Aging of Indian River County 2. Italian -American Civic Association, Inc. 3. Vero Beach Knights of Columbus No. 5629 4. Vero Beach Moose Lodge No. 1822 5. Polish -American Social Club 6. Sebastian Elks Lodge # 2714 7. Sebastian Knights of Columbus 8. St. Helen's Catholic Church 9. St. John of the Cross Catholic Church 10. VFW 11. Vero Beach Elks Lodge # 1774 "CharitableBingo Relief Committee" James C. Hall, Chairman 7300 20th Street, #548 Vero Beach, Florida 32966 SEPTEMBER 26, 1995 42