The term "automatic amusement device" shall mean any machine or device which, upon the insertion of a coin, slug, token, plate or disc, or via payment of any form may be operated by the public generally for use primarily as a game, entertainment or amusement, whether or not registering a score. It shall include, but not be limited to, such devices as marble machines, pinball machines, billiard, virtual reality gaming, bagatelle, pigeon-hole or pool tables, video games, games played with any number of balls, spheres or electronically operated devices that are actuated by said balls or spheres or electrical contacts, electrical impulse and/or cathode tube games, and all games, operations or transactions similar thereto under whatever name by which they may be indicated or identified. Each payment location shall indicate a separate device. However, said term shall not include juke boxes and other music box devices where the sole purpose of the device is to produce or reproduce any vocal or instrumental sounds which are controlled by the deposit of a coin or token. "Automatic Amusement Device" does not include a video gaming terminal as defined in the Illinois Video Gaming Act (230 ILCS 40/5) and lawfully licensed and operated in accordance with Chapter 18, Title 7 of this Code and pursuant to the said Act.
Nothing in this Chapter shall in any way be construed to authorize, license or permit movie and video booths or stands or any gambling machine or device whatsoever, including, but not limited to, a bingo device, a card game device, or any class of mechanism that has been judicially determined to be a gambling device, or in any way prohibited by law, provided, however, that devices or mechanisms used for games licensed by the State of Illinois and in compliance with the Village Codes and Ordinances shall not be considered gambling.
Notwithstanding contrary provisions of this paragraph, video gaming terminals lawfully licensed by the State of Illinois and lawfully licensed and operated in accordance with Chapter 18, Title 7, of this Code shall be considered gambling and are permitted as provided in Chapter 18 of this Title 7.
(Ord. 4529, 12-7-09; Amd. Ord. 5119, 9-6-16; Amd. Ord. 5319, 8-6-18; Amd. Ord. 5429, 9-3- 19)