HUBBARD, OHIO: A Northeast Ohio city without a type of game parlor often dubbed an Internet cafe wants to limit the number of such parlors and charge annual fees.
The city council in Hubbard, which doesn’t have such cafes yet, heard a zoning proposal Tuesday that would cap the number of cafes allowed in the city at five.
The measure, which faces a further review, would require that cafes be a half-mile apart from one another. The Youngstown Vindicator newspaper reports that the city would charge a $100 fee per machine each year.
The names of Internet cafe gaming sites don’t usually refer to gambling. Customers pay for Internet time or phones cards and use them to bet points on computers loaded with games such as poker or slots.
