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, '. <br />26 LAWFUL i3ANJBLING <br />Cities, and, counties may also require and issue a permit to conduct gambliffi& <br />exempt from licensing as long as the pernn't fee does not exceed $100. Few <br />municipalities report exercising this option, although some cities report charAry <br />ing non-exempt organizations a local license fee. <br />In general,, local, officials felt that the local role in the licensure and permit <br />prociess, was appropriate and sufficient. Several people expressed concern <br />that the state might ignore local recommendations regarding licensure. In <br />practice, however, the Gambling Control Board does not issue licenses th <br />have been, denied locally. <br />Local, Enforcement and, Moinitorin�g <br />.......................... <br />Local enforcement is generally handled by the city police forces and/or the <br />Gambling <br />county sheriff's deplartment. A few areas have specific personnel assigned <br />enforcement is <br />and, trained, to handle gambling enforcement, but most do not. According to <br />not a <br />officials we interviewed, gambling enforcement is not a priority in most juris- <br />priority <br />dictions, and, tends to ble primarily, reactive. Officials deal with a problem <br />in MOSL <br />when itis brolug,ht to their attention, but they report that it i's difficult to re- <br />9 el <br />jurisdictions, <br />spond effectively after the fact., <br />