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Article: City video lottery outlet wins in court
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- June 29, 2004
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A judge's ruling on Monday likely means that another video lottery
establishment can open in Kanawha City, despite protests from a state
senator and some residents.
Kanawha Circuit Judge Tod Kaufman said Monday that the owners of
the Hot Spot can open at the intersection of MacCorkle Avenue and
35th Street, despite a 5-month-old city law that says video lottery
retailers cannot open within 2,000 feet of each other.
Kaufman said Monday he issued an oral ruling from the bench
because the city likely would not prevail in a trial, and the
business would be hurt by the delay if the matter went to trial.
Ned Rose, the attorney for the Hot Spot's owners, said he didn't
think ...