Operation of any video gaming terminal in compliance with the rules and requirements of the Video Gaming Act (ILCS Ch. 230, Act 40 § 1 et seq.) shall be authorized in the city as provided for in this section.
(A) Application for local license. Any establishment desiring to operate a video gaming terminal shall complete an application for local licenses. The application for local license shall be turned into the City Clerk, signed by the applicant and shall contain the following:
(1) The name, age and address of the applicant in the case of an individual; in the case of a co-partnership, the persons entitled to share in the profits thereof, and in the case of a corporation, for profit, or a club, the date of the incorporation, the objects for which it was organized, the names and addresses of the officers and directors, and if a majority interest of the stock of the corporation is owned by one person or his or her nominees, the name and address of the person.
(2) The citizenship of the applicant, their place of birth and if a naturalized citizen, the time and place of their naturalization.
(3) Name of the licensed terminal operator that owns, services, or maintains the video gaming terminals to be placed in the applicant’s establishment.
(4) The number of video gaming terminals to be placed in the applicant’s establishment.
(5) A copy of any licenses as required by the Video Gaming Act (ILCS Ch. 230, Act 40 § 1 et seq.).
(6) A record of any bank accounts maintained for the revenues generated by the play of video gaming terminals. The city has the right to request an accounting of the accounts.
(B) Local license fees. The city shall collect a fee of $100 per year for the operation of a video gaming terminal.
(Ord. 1476, passed 6-6-12; Am. Ord. 1811, passed 1-5-22)