'More important than the move is the fact that Bay 10 intends to nearly triple the number of card tables at a proposed Milpitas casino. With much more gaming activity, and without the benefit of experienced regulators at the San Jose Police Department to avoid the well-publicized past problems associated with gaming, we should share concerns about the negative impacts of Milpitas gaming throughout the South Bay.'Ī state bill that would have allowed the casino to move to Milpitas without San Jose's approval died earlier this month, leaving the cardroom owners scrambling for another option. 'The elephant in the room-but missing from the staff report-is Bay 101 's intention to move to Milpitas,' Liccardo writes in a memo going before the City Council this week.
Unable to move to Milpitas without San Jose's approval and with a lease set to expire in 2017, Bay 101 owners are trying to convince the city to approve development plans for a new facility.īut Councilman Sam Liccardo says the city should be wary of allowing the casino to add card tables.
