Agenda and draft minutes
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Appointment of Chair and Vice-Chair The Committee will appoint a Chair and Vice-Chair for this particular meeting. Minutes:
The Committee agreed to appoint Councillor Allen as Chair and Councillor Hendy as Vice-Chair for this meeting. |
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Declarations of Interest Members will be asked to make any declarations of interest in respect of items on this agenda. Minutes: No declarations of interest were made. |
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Chair's Urgent Business To receive reports on business which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be brought forward for urgent consideration. Minutes: There were no items of Chair’s urgent business. |
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Premises Licence Grant Report - Moneyking Casino PDF 1 MB Additional documents: Minutes: The Committee
having:
a)
Considered the report from the Director of Public health, including
the guidance and policy referred to therein;
b)
Heard from the applicant as follows: i)
He was a Co-Director of Moneycasino Ltd and both Directors were
taxi drivers who had a passion for gambling and wanted to establish
a gambling business; ii)
The company had been granted an Operator’s Licence by the
Gambling Commission which had been a two year process with various
courses being completed; iii)
The premises would have CCTV (inside and outside the premises) and
there would be a strict ‘Challenge 25’ to policy to
prevent under 18 year olds from entering the premises; iv)
The company would use the British Amusement Catering Trade
Association (BACTA) training courses to train staff; v)
The premises used to be a sport betting establishment which would
have had a higher footfall than an Adult Gambling Centre; vi)
The application for 24 hour opening was to enable the business to
cover rent/wages and to cater for night workers. The applicant was
flexible regarding the hours the premises are open. Also the
premises being open 24 hours a day would prevent the likelihood of
robbery; vii)
The applicant was aware of his ‘social responsibility’
as an Adult Gambling Centre operator as he had been a gambler and
was aware of the dangers of excessive gambling and would intervene
where necessary and would provide a ‘cooling off area’
if customers were spending too much money or becoming stressed. He
commented in his experience, most customers were not a problem and
on his premises the stakes were relatively low; viii)
The applicant outlined there would be two members of staff on duty,
and the applicant intended to be present 12 hours a day on site but
would continue to be a taxi driver focusing on the school run
journeys; ix)
The front of the premises would be neutral and would not encourage
children to enter; x)
The applicant accepted the plotted map is wrong because there was
an ATM at the Co-Op which had not been included. c) Considered the representations from the objectors Councillor Dann and Councillor Aspinall who were the Councillors for the ward where the premises was located:
i)
Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) was rife in the area of the proposed
premises which had caused the Police and Councillors
concern. ii)
An all-night Adult Gaming Premises would potentially increase the
footfall/gathering in the area and increase ASB; iii)
The area was a high-density residential area, with a number of HMOs
in the immediate area, therefore the noise from people coming/going
and smoking outside would disturb families; iv)
The ward was a deprived area and there were issues with people with
alcohol and drug addictions and there was a concern a new Adult
Gaming Premises would add to the problem; v) With regards to Prevention of Harm or Exploitation of Children there were a number of schools in the area so the premises would be tempting to children. The ... view the full minutes text for item 57. |