For the second time in as many weeks, San Jose officials have postponed voting on a proposal to loosen regulations on the city’s two casinos.
Backers said the package of five rule changes marks the final step in a reform push launched in June intended to lighten the administrative burden placed on the city’s two licensed card houses, Casino M8trix and Bay 101 Casino. They said the new rules will help create a fairer regulatory environment for the casinos — which contribute tens of millions of dollars in taxes each year to the city — without sacrificing public safety.
The City Council already passed a separate set of reform measures in August that reduced the annual fees the casinos are required to pay to the city.
