Peoria City Council Approval of Gambling Machines
By: WMBD/WYZZ TV Newsroom
Updated: May 22, 2012
PEORIA-The River City
will soon see more video gambling machines popping up around town.
The state legalized
video gambling machines for licensed establishments two years ago and recently
began issuing licenses.
But there's a problem
that stands in the way of Peoria businesses.
The state is denying
licenses because of a 20-year-old city ordinance.
The state says the ordinance
bans video gambling. However the city
says otherwise.
Tonight council approved
amending the ordinance, and made it clear that video gaming is legal.
Peoria's city manager thinks the
ordinance will generate hundreds of thousand dollars each year.
