For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
MECHANICAL AMUSEMENT DEVICE. Any machine which upon the insertion of a coin or slug operates or may be operated as a game or contest of skill or amusement of any description, and which contains no automatic pay-off device for the return of money, coins, checks, tokens, or merchandise, or which provides for no such pay-offs by any other means, and which in itself does not constitute a gambling device. The term shall also include any machine or apparatus which is used or may be used as a game of skill or amusement and in which the player propels any ball or other device by any force exerted by himself or herself, or in which the player uses or directs any force generated by the device itself. No such device operated by coins or slugs which gives the player less than three balls for any one coin or slug shall be licensed or permitted. The term shall also include juke boxes, and similar music-playing amusement devices, but excludes pinball machines and all electronic games devices when more than six such devices are requested for same location and license. In this case, licensing shall be done in accordance with §§ 113.001 through 113.018.
TABLE GAME. Any live gaming apparatus upon which gaming is conducted or that determines an outcome that is the object of a wager, including, but not limited to, baccarat, twenty-one, blackjack, poker, craps, roulette wheel, klondike table, punchboard, faro layout, keno layout, numbers ticket, push card, jar ticket, pull tab, or other similar games that are authorized by the Board as a wagering device under this Act. TABLE GAME does not include slot machines or video games of chance.
VIDEO GAMING TERMINAL. Any electronic video game machine that, upon insertion of cash, electronic cards or vouchers, or any combination thereof, is available to play or simulate the play of a video game, including, but not limited to, video poker, line up, and blackjack, as authorized by the Illinois Gaming Board utilizing a video display and microprocessors in which the player may receive free games or credits that can be redeemed for cash. The term does not include a machine that directly dispenses coins, cash, or tokens or is for amusement purposes only.
(Prior Code, § 113.40) (Ord. 83-2, passed 2-22-1983; Ord. 23-3, passed 2-21-2023)