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(k) The organization licensed to conduct gambling shall have exclusive control over all gambling devices, money, and records. Whenever the organization is not present or specifically represented by its agent, all gambling devices, money, and records shall be securely locked and shall be inaccessible to employees of the gambling location; (1) No gambling funds shall be commingled with funds of the gambling location; (m) No food, drink, or entertainment discounts or other promotions shall be offered in conjunction with the sale of gambling devices or chances; (n) The gambling location shall allow the organization to conduct gambling at any time during its lawful business hours and shall prohibit gambling at any time other than its lawful business hours; (0) The owner or operator of a gambling location shall make no agreements with any gambling equipment distributor requiring the use of his or her gambling equipment in the establishment; (p) The City Council may disapprove a gambling license application for an establishment in which gambling violations have previously occurred. 130.125. Investigation. Every organization which files an application for issuance or renewal of a charitable gambling license shall deliver the application to the City Administrator. The City Administrator shall investigate each application and report any findings and recommendations to the City Council. 130.126. Filing of records; inspection; access to records. (a) Every organization licensed to conduct gambling in the City of Ramsey shall file with the City Administrator copies of all records and reports required to be filed with the Minnesota Charitable Gambling Control Board pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 349 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The records and reports shall be filed in the office of the City Administrator at the same time they are due to the Board; (b) Every gambling event in the City of Ramsey conducted by an organization under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 349 shall be open to inspection by officers of the Ramsey Police Department; (c) The City Administrator or employees of the Police Department, at the direction of the City Administrator, may inspect at any reasonable time, without notice or search warrant, all records of a licensed organization, including gambling account and other bank records required by the Minnesota Charitable Gambling Board to be maintained and preserved. SECTION 2. SEPARABILITY. Should any section or prOV1S1on of this ordinance be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any parts thereof, other than the parts so declared to be invalid. 18