Albertson has sued the township and the sheriff\u2019s office. He wants a judge to declare his business legal and award him damages.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have sustained a total loss of my business, the use and enjoyment of my leased property, and my business has sustained reputational harm that cannot be repaired,” he said.<\/p>\n
The Inquirer learned of the club\u2019s impending closure via the township\u2019s law director, Lawrence Barbiere. He said he believed the closure would be permanent, at least at that location.<\/p>\n
We do have intentions to reopen at an unspecified venue in the area, outside of Hamilton County, in the near future, and will keep all of our members in the loop as those plans become more tangible,\u201d <\/strong>he told The Inquirer.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nSudden U-turn<\/strong><\/h2>\nZoning administrator Skylor Miller granted the club a permit in February, according to the lawsuit. But Miller later consulted with Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters and Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey.<\/p>\n
They determined that even though Action Factory was not taking a percentage of the pot, it would still be profiting illegally from a game of chance.<\/p>\n
Deters and McGuffey have asked the judge presiding over Albertson\u2019s lawsuit to declare the club\u2019s operations illegal and order it to close.<\/p>\n
Lt. Matthew Guy from the sheriff\u2019s office told the Inquirer<\/em> the Action Factory is registered as a for-profit business and appears to be operating as one. It has hired staff, including armed security and masseuses, in the manner of a commercial operation, he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Cincinnati poker club has confirmed it will shutter next week after municipal officials revoked its zoning permit, The Cincinnati Inquirer reports. The Action Factory in Sycamore Township initially received a green light to operate. But officials changed their minds three days after it opened on March 26. Co-owner Corey Albertson said he received a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":214481,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60,14],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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