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<br />administrative rule prevents the owner of a social gaming premises from selling food or <br />beverages as long all applicable laws are complied with and minors are not allowed access to any <br />business, private club or place of public accommodation where alcohol is served in contravention <br />of any other applicable law. No changes are being made to the rule as a result of these <br />comments. <br /> <br />Comments Reeardine Licensine of Both City Reeulated Social Gamine Facilities and Staff <br />and Dealers at City Reeulated Social Gamine Facilities. Several respondents advocated <br />required fee-based licenses and bi-annual inspections of social gaming establishments as well as <br />required licensing of staff and dealers at social gaming facilities. <br /> <br />Findines. I find that state law does not require cities and counties to license social gaming <br />facilities, nor does state law require cities and counties to license employees or staff of social <br />gaming facilities. ORS 167.121. I further find that the costs associated with the necessary <br />enforcement of licensing regulations will decrease the viability of social gaming operations. No <br />changes are being made to the rule as a result of these comments. <br /> <br />Comments Advocatine Dealers and Manaeement be Allowed to Decline to Make Social <br />Games Available to Persons who Exhibit Siens of a Gambline Problem. The Lane County <br />Problem Gambling Advisory Committee commented that it would like the administrative rule to <br />allow, but not require, social gaming facility staff and management to decline to make social <br />games available to persons who exhibit signs of a gambling problem. <br /> <br />Findines. Nothing in state law, city ordinance, or this administrative rule prevents social <br />gaming facility management and staff from declining to make social games available to persons <br />who exhibit signs of a gambling problem. Since social gaming facility management and staff <br />already have the option to refuse to allow persons who show signs of a gambling problem to play <br />at their establishment, there is no need to include such a provision in the administrative rule. No <br />changes are being made to the rule as a result of these comments. <br /> <br />Comments Reeardine Bettine Limits. Several respondents commented that a betting limit of <br />$2.00 per wager makes it impossible to play no-limit Texas Hold'em. Respondents also <br />commented that they would like to change the administrative rule to provide that "no bet, <br />including an opening wager may exceed $2.00 unless the game is on the premises of a private <br />club." <br /> <br />Findines. The Eugene Code authorizes the City Manager to "adopt rules regarding the time, <br />place, supervision and the play of social games. The rules [adopted by the City Manager] shall <br />tend to: (a) Prevent excessive losses by individual participants. .. and (d) Protect the public <br />health, safety and welfare." Eugene City Code 93.872(1). I have determined that a $2.00 per <br />wager limit (except in games of Texas Hold'em), small and big blind limits of $1.00 and $2.00 <br />respectively, and a limit of two $100.00 buy-ins per individual in any 24 hour period prevent <br />excessive losses by individual participants and protect the public health, safety and welfare. I do <br />not find it useful to differentiate between regulating social gaming in a private club and <br />regulating social gaming that takes place elsewhere. In order to clarify the provisions of this <br /> <br />Administrative Order - Page 5 of 10 <br />