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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON <br /> <br /> ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA <br /> <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 88-38 <br /> <br /> FINDINGS OF FACT REGARDING PASTIME POOL LICENSE <br /> REVOCATION HEARING <br /> <br />WHEREAS, at its meeting of January 19, 1988, the City Council <br /> reviewed the staff report (SR 88:18) of the City <br /> Attorney regarding the suspension of the cardroom <br /> license for Pastime Pool; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing was held at which time <br /> testimony was taken from those involved; <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON <br />RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1: The City Council of the City of Pleasanton hereby <br /> makes the following findings of fact: <br /> <br /> 1. Jay Nelson, the part owner of Pastime Pool, was <br /> present on the morning of December 29,1987 with <br /> three male companions. <br /> <br /> 2. The doors to Pastime Pool were locked and the four <br /> men were playing poker. <br /> <br /> 3. One of the men was an employee of the bar. The <br /> other two men were patrons of the establishment. <br /> <br /> 4. There were poker chips by each individual player <br /> and playing cards on the table. <br /> <br /> 5. The men were playing a card game not permitted by <br /> City ordinance. <br /> <br /> 6. The allegation that the poker chips were not <br /> representing money value is inherently unbelievable <br /> for the following reasons: <br /> <br /> a. The game of poker is virtually never played <br /> for chips alone. <br /> <br /> b. The game of poker is meaningless unless played <br /> for money because the sanction of money losses <br /> controls the style of play. For example, loss <br /> of money controls bluffing and, conversely, <br /> loss of the ante controls the conservative <br /> play of those who would wait for an extremely <br /> good hand before betting. <br /> <br /> - 1 - <br /> <br /> <br />