If the Gaming Control Board is interested in preserving the integrity of these games by making charities more accountable in their operation, then simply impose rules that don’t hamper their ability to raise money but increase their ability to provide oversight. Limiting the numbers of days (a forty-three percent reduction), does not build accountability or ownership – it’s punitive, and it will surely have an inverse effect on the fundraising capability of local charities. Many of the other proposed changes seek only to reduce the operability of poker rooms and thus limit the positive influence charities have in our community. At a time when local governments are financially strapped, making sure these organizations have the tools they need to solve community problems is even more important.
If the Gaming Control Board is interested in preserving the integrity of these games by making charities more accountable in their operation, then simply impose rules that don’t hamper their ability to raise money but increase their ability to provide oversight. Limiting the numbers of days (a forty-three percent reduction), does not build accountability or ownership – it’s punitive, and it will surely have an inverse effect on the fundraising capability of local charities. Many of the other proposed changes seek only to reduce the operability of poker rooms and thus limit the positive influence charities have in our community. At a time when local governments are financially strapped, making sure these organizations have the tools they need to solve community problems is even more important.
If the Gaming Control Board is interested in preserving the integrity of these games by making charities more accountable in their operation, then simply impose rules that don’t hamper their ability to raise money but increase their ability to provide oversight. Limiting the numbers of days (a forty-three percent reduction), does not build accountability or ownership – it’s punitive, and it will surely have an inverse effect on the fundraising capability of local charities. Many of the other proposed changes seek only to reduce the operability of poker rooms and thus limit the positive influence charities have in our community. At a time when local governments are financially strapped, making sure these organizations have the tools they need to solve community problems is even more important.