The spokesman, East Bay lobbyist Gordon Galvan, said the issue had nothing to do with Park but instead involved an expired gaming license for a card room Pack was attempting to purchase. Park could not be reached to comment and a spokesman was able to offer only limited information before Voices’ deadline. A commission representative said they couldn’t comment. The agenda and minutes didn’t say what was found during the clearance procedure. In 2020, a Gaming Control Commission agenda item said its investigative staff was recommending denial of a license for Park because of something that turned up in a background investigation. Park has proposed a new cardroom in the city of Marina. But those aren’t public record, so even when gaming agents find disqualifying information, they don’t make it public. Since he and his various partnerships own about seven licenses, the state gaming people have conducted background checks on him more than once. Park is relatively unknown, at least in California.

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