Lawyer Gretchen Von Helms, who represents owner Stanley Penn, told City News Service she would take the issue to court.Īs recently as the early 1980s, there were more than three dozen card rooms in the city. The committee members said the legal standards on whether to let the appeal go forward weren’t met. The unanimous decision by the Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee puts the future of the Lucky Lady Casino and Card Room and around 100 jobs in jeopardy. The future of the last operating card room in San Diego could be determined in court, after a City Council committee Wednesday rejected an appeal by its owner against the denial of his police permit renewal.
