Card club proposal wins spot on ballot

Card club proposal wins spot on ballot

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Voters in Baldwin Park will have a chance to decide next April whether to allow legalized gambling in the city, thanks to a 3-1 vote of the City Council that reversed an earlier decision.


Last June, the council rejected a proposal to bring card clubs to the city after a storm of protest by residents. But after Councilman Herschel Keyser said he had nearly enough signatures to


get the issue on the ballot, the council agreed to put it to a public vote. It has been estimated that a club could generate up to $10 million annually. MORE TO READ