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October 19, 2017
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City stops opening of arcade business
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BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Skill or chance? That’s the legal distinction that led the City of Englewood to put a hold on a business license application for Golden Dragon Arcade Games, owned by an individual who had ownership in two similar businesses that were raided by Denver police Oct. 4 on suspicion of allowing unlicensed gambling. Tammy Garamova, wife of owner Bagrat Garamov, said Oct. 13 that the business in Englewood would not open as scheduled that day. Garamov’s attorneys informed the city in a letter dated Oct. 13 that they would “proceed with legal action necessary to address” what the letter argues is a denial of a license Golden Dragon needs in order to open. “We believe our rights have been violated,” Garamova said. Golden Dragon was advertised to open Oct. 13 at 4011 S. Broadway, but Englewood officials said the business lacks legal approval to open. Jan Douglass, an attorney for the business owner, said the owner already filed the necessary documents and that Englewood’s requirement is “arbitrary and capricious.” The city sees things differently. “They have failed to follow through on a requirement to reach out to the Colorado Division of Gaming,” said Eric Keck, Englewood city manager. Golden Dragon needed a letter from the Division of Gaming, an office under the state Department of Revenue, to confirm SEE DRAGON, P20
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