In California a convicted felon has been banned from a casion he started. And while I would have to say I agree with this. I would also look at the reason he is a felon and say that he provides little to no risk to exert control over the casino. And say this was another waste of taxpayer dollars.
The state Gambling Control Commission banned convicted felon Rene Medina from the Lucky Chances cardroom and its administrative offices in Colma on Tuesday.
The former owner — who pleaded guilty to three counts of tax evasion in U.S. District Court last year — can only visit the casino’s restaurant and gift shop.
Medina is expected to be sentenced in October. Rodney Blonien, Medina’s attorney, did not return calls for comment.
According to commission spokeswoman Anna Carr, a felon cannot be licensed to own or operate a casino.
The Rev. Jim Butler of the California Coalition Against Gambling Expansion asked commissioners to ban Medina from the casino.
He was concerned that Medina still exerts control over the club he created in 1998.
“It would be easier to not have him there,” Butler said Tuesday after the hearing.
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