Grand Forks City Council halts, at least momentarily, a plan to allow gambling at restaurants
A plan to allow Grand Forks businesses with a Class 4 liquor license to host games of chance was voted down by Grand Forks City Council members on Monday, but it could pop up again during a broader review of the city s alcohol policies later this month. 8:00 pm, Mar. 1, 2021 ×
Grand Forks City Hall. Sam Easter / Grand Forks Herald
At least for the moment, Grand Forks officials shot down a plan to allow restaurants with bar service to host games of chance.
City Council members on Monday voted 5-2 against a plan to allow businesses with a Class 4 liquor license – restaurants such as Rhombus Guys pizza parlor or Ely’s Ivy, where patrons can order alcohol – to set up designated areas for blackjack, pull tabs and so on. Mike McMenamy, whose bar, McMenamy’s Tavern, has a Class 1 license that allows it to hold gaming already, told council members that allowing m