HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985-06-25; City Council; Resolution 80751
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RESOLUTION NO. 8075
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORT LEGISLATION
TO OUTLAW THE USE OF VIDEO LOTTERY MACHINES IN CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 1717 has been introduced to expressly
outlaw the use of video lottery machines in California; and
WHEREAS,the video lottery machine operates in a similar
fashion to the traditional slot machine and looks like a typical
arcade-type video game, thus openly enticing young people to
wager their funds; and
WHEREAS, advertisements promoting video lottery machines
point out that this electronic "game" will appeal to the younger
generation, a "market" that otherwise would under-participate in
existing lottery games; and
WHERAES, of the 19 states which operate lotteries, only one
of these states, Nebraska, currently permits the use of video
lottery machines; and
WHEREAS, the state of Illinois allowed video lottery
machines to be used on an experimental basis until recently,
when the scheme was ended; and
WHEREAS, less that one-tenth of one percent of the $1.7
billion expected in first year California sales would come from
video lottery machines (based on play in the recently suspended
video lottery sales in the Illinois experiments); and
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WHEREAS, Attorney General John Van de Kamp, the Los Angeles
County District Attorney, Ira Reiner, and every major law
enforcement group in California, including the California Peace
Officers Association,the California Police Chiefs Association,
the California State Sheriffs Association, and the State
Coalition of Probation Organizations, support AB 1717; and
WHEREAS, Superintendent of Public Instruction Bill Honig,
the California PTA, the Los Angeles City Board of Education,
and many local school superintendents support AB 1717;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Carlsbad, supports the passage of AB 1717.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the
City Council of the City of Carlsbad held the 25th day of
June , 1985, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES : Council "ibers Casler, Lewis, Chick and Pettine
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Mdxr Kulchin
MARY H. FSLER, Mayor J'
ATTEST:
(SEAL)
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