Developer Planning Gambling Hall Gets Card Club License

State gaming regulators have issued a card club license to a Hawaiian Gardens developer who plans to build a controversial gambling hall in the city.

An attorney for developer Irving Moskowitz said architects are now designing a temporary club to be built in the 11900 block of Carson Street. It is expected to open within a year, he said. Construction of a larger club next to the site is expected to take more than two years.

Attorney Beryl Weiner had previously maintained that an ongoing lawsuit filed by gambling opponents had stalled the casino. But he said Friday that Moskowitz decided to file for the license in August because the financially strapped city is counting on revenues from the club.