HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 6018 07/17/2012 Prohibiting Video Gaming within the VOMPORDINANCE NO. 6018
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING VIDEO GAMING WITHIN
THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS
Passed and approved
by the President and Board of Trustees
the 17 day of July, 2012
Published in pamphlet form
by authority of the corporate authorities
of the Village of Mount Prospect, Illinois,
the 18 day of July, 2012.
ORDINANCE NO. 6018
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING VIDEO GAMING WITHIN
THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS
WHEREAS, the Video Gaming Act (230 ILCS 40/1 et seq. PA 96 -0034) became law
July 13, 2009 and allows licensed retail establishments to conduct video gambling; and
WHEREAS, the Village President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Mount
Prospect commend the General Assembly and Governor for addressing the critical
need for investment in roads and infrastructure in the State of Illinois and for providing
flexibility in terms of the implementation of video poker; and
WHEREAS, recognizing that some Illinois local jurisdictions would desire to prohibit
video gambling, Section 27 of the Video Gaming Act permits counties and municipalities
to prohibit video gaming by ordinance within their respective corporate limits or
unincorporated areas; and
WHEREAS, states such as Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina have
abandoned experiments with the legalization of video poker because of regulatory
difficulties, corruption, and the high social costs associated with this form of gambling;
and
WHEREAS, electronic gaming is designed to entice people to play longer, faster and at
higher rates of wagering, according to a study by the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology; and
WHEREAS, the Village President and Board of Trustees of this Village agree that
legalized video poker would present a variety of adverse impacts on residents of the
Village including the potential for corruption, impact on the costs of law enforcement,
regulatory difficulties and high social costs; and
WHEREAS, the legalization of video poker within the Village is not consistent with our
desire to maintain a family - friendly environment for citizens and their children.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that the President and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Mount , Prospect, Cook County, Illinois, acting pursuant to its home rule
powers, as follows:
SECTION 1: The Village of Mount Prospect exercises its right, under Section 27 of the
Illinois Video Gaming Act (230 ILCS 40/1 et seq.), to prohibit video gaming within the
Village of Mount Prospect effective immediately.
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SECTION 2: A new Section 25.503.1 shall be added to Chapter 23 entitled "Offenses
and Miscellaneous Regulations ", Article V entitled "Gambling" of the Mount Prospect
Village Code as follows:
Sec. 23.503.1 VIDEO GAMING PROHIBITED.
Video gaming, as that term is defined in the Illinois Video Gaming Act (230 ILCS 40/1 et
seq. is prohibited. A video gaming license issued by the State of Illinois is not effective
within the Village of Mount Prospect.
SECTION 3: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication as required by law.
SECTION 4: The Village Clerk is hereby ordered to publish this Ordinance in pamphlet
form, such pamphlets to be available to the general public at the Village Clerk's office.
AYES: Hoefert, Juracek, Korn, Matuszak, Polit
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Zadel
PASSED and APPROVED this 17th day of July, 2012.
Mayor
ATTEST:
M. isa Angell
Village Clerk
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