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RESOLUTION 200:2--21
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WHEREAS, in November 1980, Texas voters approved a Constitutional amendment
authorizing Charitable Bingo on a local option basis; and,
WHEREAS, the Constitutional Amendment requires all Bingo proceeds be spent in
Texas for charitable purposes; and,
WHEREAS, the voters of La Porte authorized Charitable Bingo in this jurisdiction;
and,
WHEREAS, the first Charitable Bingo licenses were issued in the Spring of 1982;
and,
WHEREAS, the year 2002 marks the 20th Anniversary of Charitable Bingo in
Texas; and,
WHEREAS, in the twenty years of Charitable Bingo, total attendance at bingo halls
has exceeded 479,000,000; and,
WHEREAS, total prizes paid out to participants has exceeded $9 billion; and,
WHEREAS, distributions for charitable purposes has exceeded $675,000,000; and,
WHEREAS, the treasury of the City of La Porte has received over $195,000 in
allocations of fees and taxes from the operation of Charitable Bingo in this
jurisdiction;
Now, therefore, be it resolved, that the Year 2002 be proclaimed as the 20th
Anniversary of Charitable Bingo in the City of La Porte.
PASSED AND APPROVED, by the CITY COUNCIL, on this, the 8th day of April
2002.
ATTEST:
~tU1i~ ADBI/
City Secretary