State shuts down Grass Valley card room, owner says it was a misunderstanding

Jessica Mensch reports

RULES HERE IN THE STATE, FOXFORTY'S JESSICA MENSCH WASABLE TO TALK WITH COUNTYHEALTH OFFICIALS AND BUSINESSOWNER ABOUT WHAT HAPPENEDTHERE.TO CLOSE IT OUT.

OUR FIRST2 SO WRITES SPECIAL AGENTSHUTDOWN TOWERS CASINO IN CARTTHROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AFTERTHE BUSINESS PRESSED ITS LOTREOPENING AGAINST THEGOVERNOR'S ORDERS AND EMPLOYEECAPTURING THE INTERACTION ONVIDEO WHEN THE BUREAU OFGAMBLING CONTROLS EARLY FORTHIS EMERGENCY ORDER RATES.OUR RIGHTS BUT THE OWNER OFTHE GRASS VALLEY CARD ROOMS.JAMIE ROBINSON SAYS SHE DIDN'TREALIZE SHE WAS VIOLATING ANYRULES I.WAS DOING WHAT I THOUGHTWAS.

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AND WITH ENDAMANDATES THAT THE COUNTYPROVIDED SHE RECEIVED THISEMAIL FROM NEVADA COUNTYENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND THEYLEFT IT LAYING OUT THE RULESFOR RESTAURANTS TO REOPENUNDER FACE TO GUIDELINES.EVEN THOUGH SHE DOESN'TSERVE FOOD SHE FILLED OUTDOCUMENTATION OF REOPENINGPLANS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHINVITED HER TO A TRAININGWEAPON ARE.

SO SHE THOUGHT HERBUSINESS MUST QUALIFY I WASN'TTRYING TO MAKE A STANCE IWASN'T TRYING TO.YOU KNOW SAY FORGET ALL THEGUIDELINES WERE OPENING UPANYWAY AND THAT A COUNTYSPOKESPERSON SAYS THE E-MAILWAS SENT OUT TO EVERY BUSINESSTHE BEVERAGE OR FOOD LICENSEAND WAS MEANT TO EDUCATE NOTGIVE PERMISSION TO REOPEN.HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESDIRECTOR LINE GRUVER REITERATETHAT WHILE DINING RESTAURANTSAND STORES CAN REOPEN IN THECOUNTY WITH RESTRICTIONS THEYHAVE NOT GIVEN PERMISSION TOEND GAMBLING FACILITIES IWOULD CHARACTERIZE THAT IN AMIXING OF PEOPLE THAT OCCURS APARTISAN DIFFERENCES IN HARDLYMORE RESCUE THEM.A FAMILY GROUP THAT'SALREADY LIVING TOGETHER ANDALREADY EXPOSED TO EACH OTHERGOING TO A RESTAURANT ANDBURNING A GROUP SOCIALLYDISTANCED FROM OTHER FAMILYWHICH THE ORDER SAYS OPERATINGTHE CASINO QUOTE POSES ANIMMEDIATE THREAT TO THE PUBLICHEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE.ROBINSON SAYS SHE'LL FOLLOWTHESE INSTRUCTIONS TO KEEP HERDOOR SHOT UNTIL SHE HASPERMISSION, I'M A CARD THAT'SBEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 10 YEARSAND WE'VE NEVER HAD.ISSUES AT ALL NEVER BEENANY SORT OF TROUBLE WE'RE IN ACLEAN OPERATION TO JUST HOPESTHE STATE WILL PUT ITS CARDSON THE TABLE TO LITTLE KNOWWHEN SHE'LL BE ABLE TO GET