SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota Information Now) -An enormous determination is on the horizon for Sioux Falls Metropolis Council that might affect each native enterprise homeowners in addition to neighborhood residents.

Tomorrow Sioux Falls Metropolis Council will come to a ultimate determination on whether or not to resume Fortunate Girl On line casino’s liquor license.

Final week metropolis council voted to defer the choice to this Tuesday’s metropolis council assembly.

Residents and enterprise homeowners close to Fortunate Girl On line casino attended final week’s assembly to voice their considerations and are actually patiently ready for a ultimate determination.

Sioux Falls Metropolis Councilor Greg Neitzert mentioned what’s on the desk.

“We are able to deny it primarily based on appropriate location and appropriate particular person. There isn’t a query that there’s a difficulty with an acceptable particular person in our minds, it is a enterprise proprietor who has plenty of casinos and bars, and they’re run very effectively. This space, nonetheless, is probably not an acceptable location,” mentioned Greg Neitzert, SF Metropolis Councilor.

The proprietor of Fortunate Girl On line casino, Troy Erickson took over the situation in 2020.

Proudly owning different casinos in Sioux Falls he says he hasn’t confronted the identical challenges.

“We run the identical money register system, we promote alcohol the identical, we money tickets the identical, the atmospheres are the identical, the identical format of machines. I’ve had no downside anyplace else I feel it’s extra sufferer of the neighborhood,” mentioned Troy Erickson, Fortunate Girl On line casino proprietor.

Whereas metropolis council may vote to approve or deny the candidates liquor license, the applicant may additionally select to withdrawal.

The query then turns into what would withdrawing imply for the neighborhood and for Erickson.

Pettigrew Neighborhood Affiliation president Sierra Broussard says it comes right down to eradicating alcohol in that space and growing security for residents.

“If the applicant withdrew it might be nice and we may transfer ahead on that, but when they don’t withdraw, I’m nonetheless in search of nonrenewal of the beer and liquor license. They personal plenty of buildings within the metropolis, and they’re very credible folks, however it’s not by appropriate individuals we’re after it’s by appropriate location,” mentioned Sierra Broussard, Pettigrew Neighborhood Affiliation president.

Within the meantime, Erickson is weighing his choices.

“Perhaps I ought to withdraw so I can preserve my license and transfer them, the opposite downside I’ve with that’s that I’ve hire I nonetheless must pay the owner for an additional two and a half years simply because the town decides they don’t need a on line casino there doesn’t imply the owner goes to let me out of the hire,” mentioned Erickson.

Tomorrow’s metropolis council assembly will begin at 6:00 p.m.

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