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The Honorable Larry Winkler Mayor of Dunnellon Post Office Box 430 Dunnellon, Florida 32630

Dear Mayor Winkler:

On behalf of the City of Dunnellon, you ask substantially the following question:

May the city pass an ordinance limiting the number of days that a bingo operator may operate an establishment to five days a week?

In sum:

The city may by ordinance limit the operation of bingo games at a particular facility to five days a week.

The courts have recognized that the state may exercise greater control and use of its police power in the area of gambling or gaming.1 The conduct of bingo games,…