Zoners Rule on Danbury OTB Facility: Report

DANBURY, CT — The city's zoning commission approved a proposal for an off-track-betting facility on Ives Street in Danbury, reports the News Times. City Council will now review the proposal calling for an OTB facility in the upper level of Two Steps Downtown Grille on Ives Street.

The Zoning Commission approved OTB in city restaurants during a vote at City Hall.

Sportech Venues Inc., who holds exclusive licensing rights to OTB in Connecticut, has agreed to spend $750,000 to renovated Two Steps Downtown Bar and Grill to allow for a sports bar on the first floor and OTB on the second.

Under the proposed agreement, Sportech would provided 1.6 percent of its gross revenue to City Center, which city officials estimate could total $100,000 per year.

Read more from the News Times here.