(230 ILCS 40/27)
Sec. 27. Prohibition of video gaming by political subdivision. (a) A
municipality may
pass an ordinance prohibiting video gaming within the corporate limits of the
municipality.
A county board may, for the unincorporated area of the county, pass an
ordinance prohibiting video gaming within the unincorporated area of the
county. (b) On and after July 1, 2022, a qualified fraternal organization that derives its charter from a national fraternal organization and a qualified veterans organization that derives its charter from a national veterans organization shall be eligible to apply to the Board for a license allowing video gaming as a licensed fraternal establishment or a licensed veterans establishment if the proposed fraternal establishment or veterans establishment is located in: (1) a municipality having a population of |
| not more than 1,000,000 that has enacted an ordinance prohibiting video gaming within the corporate limits; or
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(2) a county having a population of not more
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| than 1,000,000 that has enacted an ordinance prohibiting video gaming within the unincorporated area of the county.
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If the license is granted by the Board, then the licensed fraternal establishment or licensed veterans establishment may operate video gaming terminals pursuant to this Act.
(Source: P.A. 102-689, eff. 12-17-21.)
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