Internet/Gambling establishments

At their monthly meeting on Monday, the Kernersville Planning Board discussed a text amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) for the purpose of re-establishing Internet/Electronic Gaming establishments as a primary use with applied conditions.
Currently, Internet/Electronic Gaming is being classified under “Nightclubs” as far as permitted use due to the fact these operations consist of “entertainment” and “arcade portion” of the permitted use definition. Kernersville Community Development Manager Teresa Barringer stated that some clarification of the permitted use needed to be made because an Internet/Electronic Gaming is not like a nightclub. “At the peak, we had either 12 or 13 (Internet/Electronic Gaming establishments in Town. Technically, two were closed through the criminal justice system. One did not reopen due to not renewing the rental agreement, and I know of two that closed for personal reasons,” said Barringer. For more, see the Thursday, April 13, 2023 edition.