GARDENA : Card Club Expansion Faces Council Vote
The City Council is expected to vote Sept. 27 on a proposed ordinance to double the number of card tables allowed in Gardena’s two card clubs.
The change in the city code was requested by Councilman Mas Fukai, who said he heard rumors that the state wanted to limit the number of card clubs throughout California, City Manager Kenneth W. Landau said.
“This gives us the opportunity to allow the two existing clubs in the city to expand, if they want to,” Landau said.
The two clubs--the El Dorado at Redondo Beach Boulevard and Vermont Avenue and the Normandie Club on Rosecrans Avenue--contribute a combined $5 million a year to the city, Landau said.
Under the new ordinance, each club could have 250 tables for poker and Asian card games.
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