Top Stories Chicago » Orland Park, Illinois http://www.topstorieschicago.com What is happening in Chicago Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:53:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Orland Park will likely ban video gambling http://www.topstorieschicago.com/orland-park/orland-park-will-likely-ban-video-gambling/ http://www.topstorieschicago.com/orland-park/orland-park-will-likely-ban-video-gambling/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:37:17 +0000 Chicago Breaking News http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/11/orland-park-will-likely-ban-video-gambling.html The tide appears to be turning against video gambling in Orland Park as village board members indicated Monday they will likely vote to ban it in the village.

"I've been pretty vocal against video poker," Mayor Daniel McLaughlin said at Monday's village board meeting. "We just haven't taken a vote to ban it. At some point, the board will take a vote to that effect."

Last spring, state lawmakers approved allowing video poker machines in bars, restaurants and other venues in Illinois to help fund a capital road program, but also gave counties and municipalities the choice to opt out of it.

Village officials in Orland Park delayed a vote on it a few months ago, saying they wanted to wait for the Illinois Gaming Board to finish writing rules and regulations for the video poker machines.

But public opposition has been mounting, even though the village could directly receive five percent of any revenue generated from the machines at a time when the village could be facing a period of budget shortfalls.

"Gambling is not an answer to financial difficulties," said resident Wendie Benton, who joined about 50 other residents at Monday's meeting to oppose video poker. "There are good ways and not good ways to deal with money problems."

Officials have scheduled a vote at the Dec. 7 village board meeting.

-- Carmen Greco Jr.


]]> The tide appears to be turning against video gambling in Orland Park as village board members indicated Monday they will likely vote to ban it in the village.

“I’ve been pretty vocal against video poker,” Mayor Daniel McLaughlin said at Monday’s village board meeting. “We just haven’t taken a vote to ban it. At some point, the board will take a vote to that effect.”

Last spring, state lawmakers approved allowing video poker machines in bars, restaurants and other venues in Illinois to help fund a capital road program, but also gave counties and municipalities the choice to opt out of it.

Village officials in Orland Park delayed a vote on it a few months ago, saying they wanted to wait for the Illinois Gaming Board to finish writing rules and regulations for the video poker machines.

But public opposition has been mounting, even though the village could directly receive five percent of any revenue generated from the machines at a time when the village could be facing a period of budget shortfalls.

“Gambling is not an answer to financial difficulties,” said resident Wendie Benton, who joined about 50 other residents at Monday’s meeting to oppose video poker. “There are good ways and not good ways to deal with money problems.”

Officials have scheduled a vote at the Dec. 7 village board meeting.

– Carmen Greco Jr.



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