(A) Any existing establishment that holds a Class C (C-1 and C-2) liquor license with video gaming terminals that have been issued a city automatic amusement device license (tag) for each and every video gaming machines and such machines are connected to the state's central communication system as authorized by the Illinois Gaming Board at the time of passage and approval of Ordinance No. 19-031, must submit a floor plan that indicates the location of the video gaming terminals and the method of screening or a partition that is sufficiently high enough to cover or block the video gaming terminals from view along with a separate door or gate for ingress and egress to the video gaming area. Such plan must submitted to the city with six months from January 1, 2020, and upon approval by the Mayor or the VG commission, must be implemented no later than 30 days prior to the expiration of the 2021 license year, otherwise the VG operator license shall not be renewed.
(B) Any establishments with video gaming terminals that have been issued a city automatic amusement device license (tag) for each and every video gaming machines and such machines are connected to the state's central communication system as authorized by the Illinois Gaming Board at the time of passage and approval of Ordinance No. 19-031, shall come into compliance with the requirement that no more than 40% of its gross revenue on an annual basis shall be exclusively from video gaming activities no later than 30 days prior to the expiration of the 2021 license year, otherwise the VG operator license shall not be renewed.
(C) An establishment that holds a Class J-1 liquor license with video gaming terminals that have been issued a city automatic amusement device license (tag) for each and every video gaming machines and such machines are connected to the state's central communication system as authorized by the Illinois Gaming Board at the time of passage and approval of Ordinance No. 19-031, shall be considered “legal nonconforming” and cannot expand or relocate. This legal nonconforming establishment shall be exempted from the prohibition related to video gaming cafe and the limitation on the number of video gaming terminals per establishment. This legal nonconforming establishment upon being sold may continue to operate as a legal nonconforming video gaming cafe at its current location that cannot be expanded or relocated.
(Ord. 19-031, passed 10-2-19; Am. Ord. 20-015, passed 6-17-20)