Special Bd. of Aldermen — 08/08/17 Page 4
The bartender gets tipped heavy. Seventy percent goes to the player as prize money, 8 cents goes to the
tavern for hosting it. It costs us about 2 % - 3 cents to run it. One cent goes to compulsive gambling. The rest
is profit.
Alderman Moriarty
Has keno been shown to reduce the other lottery sales?
Director McIntyre
No. This is entirely additive. If we are successful in having this adopted, we will go from 1250 stores to 1500.
So, no. Not atall. I’m also happy to come back.
Alderman Schoneman
Just so the folks at home are clear, what’s the overall process for this to get onto the ballot? There’s also
public hearings.
President McCarthy
As | understand it, and this is a complex process like no other because of the way the legislation was written,
we have a resolution in front of us which will go through the normal process of going to the Personnel
Committee. If we want to put the question on the ballot in November, we have to approve it at our first meeting
in September because of the timeline to print the ballots. If that passes and we decide to put it on the ballot
then | believe we are required to hold a public hearing within 15 days of the election to get feedback on the
actual question of adopting keno.
Attorney Bolton
It's between 30 and 15 days before the election.
President McCarthy
Yes. So sometime in October we will have to hold a public hearing. We would, of course, accept public input
at the committee meeting where it is discussed beforehand.
Alderman Cookson
The public hearing being done between 15 and 30 days prior to the election. The ballots will have already
been printed at that point?
President McCarthy
Correct.
Alderman Cookson
So regardless of what input is provided at that public hearing, it will still be on the ballot.
President McCarthy
Yes. It’s a question for the voters. The process that they used is very similar to the town legislative process
and does not | believe takes the city form of government correctly into account because normally this would be
