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Of the two cases continued to the January meeting of the Alcoholic Beverage Board of Kosciusko County, one was approved and the second was continued for a second time pending investigation.
The local alcohol board approved Knocker's Sports Bar's beer, wine and liquor and Sunday sales retailer permits. The ABC continued the permit renewal for a month in December to give the business time to remove gambling devices. Knocker's is at 717 S. Huntington St., Syracuse, and previously was cited for retail-to-retail alcohol sales as well as warned for the gambling devices on its premises.
Knocker's paid a $250 fine for the retail-to-retail violation as it is illegal for them to buy alcohol off anyone except a wholesaler.
In December, the Kosciusko Alcoholic Beverage Commission approved a motion that any permit with a report of a violation against it regarding illegal gambling or gambling devices in the establishment may be given a 30-day continuous extension to correct the violation before the local board decision is made.
If the violation is not corrected, the board could make a decision based on the violation report not to renew the alcohol permit.
Each case may be judged on its individual merits.
As of Thursday's meeting, a representative of Knocker's said the gambling machines have been removed.
The renewal for the beer, wine and liquor and Sunday sales retailer permits for Warsaw Bowl, 1702 E. Market St., Warsaw, was postponed to Feb. 2 pending further investigation.
On Sept. 9, 2003, Warsaw Bowl was cited for public nuisance in writ, professional gambling and possession of gambling devices.
Jami Wright became sole owner of Warsaw Bowl effective Nov. 1, but because she did not have enough information regarding the violation and transfer of stock, the permit was continued to the January meeting.
The gambling devices still were on Warsaw Bowl's premises as of the December meeting.
