Discussions will focus on tax reform and reduction through electronic bingo
Allied Charities of Minnesota (ACM), the statewide organization of charitable gambling organizations, will be hosting an informational meeting in Waite Park for all charitable gambling organizations in the region at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1. The meeting will be held at Moose Lodge #1400, located at 1300 3rd St. N.
King Wilson, Executive Director of ACM will be the featured speaker. Dick Horn, ACM President from Melrose and Ann Vogt, ACM Director at large from Big Lake will convene the meeting.
Dick Horn, president of ACM, said, “We’re finding onerous state taxes and rising costs are making it extremely difficult for our non-profit organizations to continue our work in their local communities. We must reform and reduce taxes on charitable gambling to keep our organizations alive. The key to reforming and reducing charitable gambling taxes is for the legislature to allow us to play electronic bingo in the state. Charitable gambling started with bingo in the 1940s. It’s time that we are allowed to operate bingo as a 21st-century game.”
Additional topics for discussion will include: a recap of the 2009 Legislative Session including charitable gambling law changes, the 2010 ACM legislative program development, an electronic bingo demo, the 19th Annual Minnesota Lawful Gambling Convention & Expo program in St. Cloud scheduled for Nov. 19 – 21, and a general question and answer session.
The meeting is open to anyone involved or interested in charitable gambling. For more information on this important meeting please call Dick Horn at (320) 256-3917, Ann Vogt at (763) 263-2836 or King Wilson at (651) 224-4533.
Local charitable gambling groups to meet
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