§ 6.08.100. License: Suspension and revocation.

All licenses authorized and issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to, and accepted as subject to:

A.

Immediate suspension by the city manager until a decision is rendered by the council pursuant to Subsection B. of this section. The matter of such suspension shall be submitted to the council at the first meeting following such action. A license may be immediately suspended if the city manager finds that:

1.

The commission has suspended or revoked an owner's state gambling license pursuant to the Gambling Control Act; or

2.

An owner, has violated or permitted, allowed, or caused the violation of, any provision of this chapter, any regulation issued pursuant to this chapter, any condition of approval imposed upon the issuance of the license, or any state law or regulation relating to the operation of a gaming establishment, and the continued operation of the gaming establishment jeopardizes, or threatens to jeopardize, the public health, safety, or general welfare.

B.

Suspension or revocation by the council after a public hearing held after not less than five days' notice to the owner and after testimony has been taken by the owner and/or any other interested person if the council finds that:

1.

The commission has suspended or revoked an owner's state gambling license pursuant to the Gambling Control Act; or

2.

An owner, has violated, or permitted, allowed, or caused the violation of, any provision of this chapter, any regulation issued pursuant to this chapter, any condition of approval imposed upon the issuance of the license, or any state law or regulation relating to the operation of a gaming establishment; or

3.

An owner has made any fraudulent statement as to a material fact on an application form or as to any other information presented as part of the application process; or

4.

An owner commits any act which would have constituted grounds for the denial of an application for a license pursuant to Section 6.08.070 of this chapter; and

C.

The decision of the council shall be final and conclusive. In the event of the suspension or revocation of a license, no part of any license fee previously paid shall be refunded.

D.

The revocation or suspension of any license shall not preclude the city from issuing further licenses in accord with this chapter and state law and nothing herein shall act to diminish the total number of licenses available in the city as is set forth in Section 6.08.020.

(Ord. No. 2010-1217, § 1(Exh. A), 8-16-2010)