Title
Ordinance Repealing the Ordinance Prohibiting Video Gaming Within the Unincorporated Area of Lake County.
Staff Summary
· Public Act 96-34, Public Act 96-37, and Public Act 96-38 were approved on July 13, 2009 and comprise the provisions of the Video Gaming Act.
· The Act allows video gaming in licensed bars, restaurants, fraternal organizations and truck stops throughout the state.
· The Act provides that the Illinois Gaming Board has jurisdiction over and will supervise all gaming operations. A local government is not responsible for administering or enforcing the provisions of the Act.
· The Act establishes a 30% tax on gross terminal revenue, one sixth of which is distributed to the jurisdiction in which the terminal is located.
· The Act allows counties to regulate video gaming within its jurisdiction in accordance with the provisions of the statute. For the County, any regulation would only apply to the unincorporated areas of the County.
· The Lake County Board adopted an Ordinance Prohibiting Video Gaming Within the Unincorporated Area of Lake County on October 13, 2009.
· The Ordinance presented for consideration would repeal the Ordinance Prohibiting Video Gaming.
· Concurrently, an Ordinance is presented to adopt a Lake County Video Gaming Ordinance.
· The Liquor Commissioner will present a separate Ordinance to the County Board amending the Liquor Control Ordinance to establish certain additional standards for liquor licensed establishments hosting video gaming terminals. The Liquor Control Ordinance amendment text is provided to the Committee for discussion purposes.
Body
WHEREAS, Public Act 96-34 created the Illinois Video Gaming Act (the Act) and said Act was further amended by Public Act 96-37 and Public Act 96-38 and said Public Acts became law on July 13, 2009; and,
WHEREAS, the Act authorizes video gaming and the operation of video terminals at licensed bars, restaurants, fraternal organizations, veterans organizations, an...
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