Video gaming terminals must be located in an area restricted to persons over twenty-one (21) years of age the entrance to which is within the view of at least one employee, who is over twenty-one (21) years of age, of the establishment in which they are located. The placement of video gaming terminals in licensed video gaming locations shall be subject to the rules promulgated by the Illinois gaming board and this section.
A. All licensed video gaming locations and terminal operators shall be responsible for the proper placement, installation, maintenance and oversight of video gaming terminals within a licensed video gaming location as prescribed by the video gaming act, the regulations issued pursuant thereto and this chapter.
B. All video gaming terminals must be located in an area restricted to persons over twenty-one (21) years of age. Any licensed video gaming location that allows minors to enter where video gaming terminals are located shall separate any video gaming terminals from the area accessible by minors.
C. When two (2) or more adjacent businesses appear to the liquor commissioner to be a single business, or are operated by the same or commingled ownership, then the liquor commissioner may limit those businesses to the maximum number of video gaming terminals. The maximum will be the number permitted under Illinois law for one business as the total number of video gaming terminals authorized for both or more such businesses, where the Liquor Commissioner determines that the limitation would further the intent of the Video Gaming Act and the integrity of video gaming in the City.
1. In the event the Liquor Commissioner decides that two (2) or more adjacent businesses shall be a single business for purposes of determining the maximum number of video gaming terminals to which they are entitled, the Liquor Commissioner shall provide the affected businesses with written notice of this decision in accordance with the notice requirements of subsection 4-3C-17(a)(2) of this chapter.
2. An applicant that has been deemed to constitute a single business with one or more adjacent businesses for purposes of determining the maximum number of video gaming terminals to which it is entitled may submit a request for hearing to the Liquor Commissioner. The hearing procedures shall be those set forth in section 4-3C-17 of this chapter.
D. The owner, manager or employee of the licensed video gaming location who is over twenty-one (21) years of age shall be present during all hours of operation, and the video gaming terminals or the entrance to the video gaming terminal area must be within the view of at least one owner, manager or employee. (Ord. 3567, 9-23-2019)