(A) Any establishment within the city which is licensed to sell alcoholic liquor and has obtained a license to operate a video gaming terminal from the Illinois Gaming Board at such premises shall be required to apply for and obtain a video gaming license sticker from the city for each video gaming terminal located at such establishment. Any terminal operator of video gaming terminal(s) shall be required to apply for and obtain an annual video gaming terminal operator license for each establishment where such video gaming terminal(s) is/are located.
(B) (1) Any person licensed to sell alcoholic liquor may apply to the Liquor Control Commissioner for an annual city video gaming license sticker on an application form provided and pay a fee of $200 for each video gaming terminal at the premises; provided, however, that such fee shall increase to $250 for each video gaming terminal at the premises, effective April 1, 2019.
(2) Any terminal operator of video gaming terminal(s) shall apply to the Liquor Control Commissioner for an annual video gaming terminal operator license on an application form provided and pay a fee of $500 for each establishment where such video gaming terminal(s) is/are located.
(3) Each video gaming license sticker and video gaming terminal operator license issued by the city shall expire April 30, next, after date of issue.
(C) All video gaming terminals at premises within the city shall display a city video gaming sticker at all times.
(D) Video gaming may be played only during the hours of operation for the consumption of alcohol at that establishment.
(E) No establishment shall be eligible for the issuance of video gaming license sticker(s) unless it derives at least 50% of its gross monthly revenues from food, beverage and/or other non-gaming sales. At any time during the video gaming license sticker period or prior to the renewal of a video gaming license sticker, the Mayor may order the licensee to produce his, her or its accounting records to determine if the licensee remains eligible for a video gaming sticker under this section. Ineligibility under this division (E), or the failure of the licensee to produce said records to the Mayor upon request, shall result in the automatic revocation of a video gaming license sticker.
(F) An establishment with a Class “C-1” or a Class “C-2" liquor license as defined in § 121.06 of the Liquor Code shall not be eligible for the issuance of video gaming license sticker(s).
(Ord. 8176-2018, passed 3-19-2018; Ord. 9178-2023, passed 8-7-2023; Ord. 9179-2023, passed 8-7-2023) Penalty, see § 111.999