Judge’s ruling allows smoking in bingo halls
Bingo players can light up during fund-raisers for Lexington high school booster clubs, a judge ruled Thursday. Fayette Circuit Judge James Ishmael affirmed a 2005 district court ruling that found that booster clubs qualify as private organizations under the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government’s indoor smoking ban. Private organizations are exempt from enforcement. The rulings mean health …
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