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Sarasota News Leader October 12, 2012 However, the initiative had won support from law enforcement officials and the Florida Chamber of Commerce, the Sun Sentinel ar- ticle said. THE REGULATION QUESTIONS "If there is a concern about [online gambling] occurring at all," Luckner said, "maybe it's something to bring forward in terms of regu- lation." Sarasota County Commissioner Nora Patter- son, who was a guest at the SKA meeting, add- ed of the regulation factor, "It's not that it's not been considered, but communities all over the state have not been successful in regulating this within the state framework of what we can and can't do." Patterson added, "There's marginal coin in es- tablishing an ordinance, taking something to court, if our attorney's already telling us we can't make it stick. … So something probably needs to be done on this at the state level." From the reading she had done about the is- sue, Luckner said, she expected it would be brought up again in the 2013 session of the Florida Legislature. "There's a lot of people out there who would like to do something about it," Luckner said. Page 58 Regarding The Ocean Club, Luckner said, "Our county staff have to go by the [applica- ble] ordinance and the zoning code as it is written" to allow any new business; that was exactly the process that had ensued with The Ocean Club. Luckner then reiterated, "[The SKA is][ not against people … sitting in cafes using the In- ternet." Referring to The Ocean Club again specifical- ly, Luckner said, "Our primary concern now is making sure people could park if they went there," adding that Siesta Village does have a parking ordinance with which new businesses have to comply. Gutierrez told the News Leader county zoning staff members were satisfied with the parking plan he had presented to them. "I don't think parking's going to be an issue," he added. Asked what hours he planned to have the cafe open, Gutierrez said he was not certain yet, though he expected the business would not open before 10 a.m. Closing time probably would be dictated by the demand, he said, es- pecially on the weekends.