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Is karaoke recreation? The answer could determine whether a Salt Lake City business gets a beer license.

A new Salt Lake City business that rents private karaoke rooms to families and groups will have to wait until April to find out if it will be allowed to serve beer.

On Tuesday, the state liquor commission said it needed more time to determine if Heart & Seoul Karaoke, 67 W. 100 South, should be granted a recreational beer license.

Bowling alleys, golf courses and tennis clubs are the typical businesses that request a recreational beer license from the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The license allows only beer that is 3.2 percent alcohol by weight (or 4 percent by volume) to be served.