Video Gambling: Update on communities that have banned video gambling


According to the Illinois Constitution, the next legislative session is to begin on January 13th. Since the General Assembly tried unsuccessfully to amend certain provisions of the law that enacted video gambling within select establishments, I expect them to try similar tactics again during this session. I will watch their attempts closely. Meanwhile, more communities are joining the list of those who have banned video gambling within their jurisdiction. The list as of January 2, 2010 is as follows:

The following is from http://www.ilcaaap.org/ (Illinois Church Action on Alcohol & Addiction Problems)

Communities that banned video gambling

01) Addison (update—12/18/09)
02) Arlington Heights (update—01/02/10)
03) Batavia (update—11/23/09)
04) Beach Park
05) Bloomingdale (update—11/02/09)
06) Buffalo Grove (update—11/02/09)
07) Burbank (update—12/18/09)
08) Campton Hills (update—12/18/09)
09) Carbondale
10) Carol Stream (update—11/02/09)
11) Country Club Hills
12) Darien (update—01/02/10)
13) Downers Grove (update—12/18/09)
14) East Dundee + advisory referendum on Feb. 2, 2010 (update—11/14/09)
15) Elburn
16) Elmhurst (update—11/02/09)
17) Evanston
18) Glen Ellyn (update—11/23/09)
19) Glenview (update—11/23/09)
20) Hanover Park (update—11/14/09)
21) Hawthorne Wood (update—12/14/09)
22) Highland Park (update—12/14/09)
23) Hinsdale (update—01/02/10)
24) Itasca (update—11/14/09)
25) Kildeer (update—11/23/09)
26) La Grange (update—12/14/09)
27) Lake Bluff (update—11/23/09)
28) Lake Forrest (update—11/23/09)
29) Libertyville (update—11/02/09)
30) Lincolnwood
31) Lisle (update—11/23/09)
32) Mettawa (update—11/23/09)
33) Morton (update—01/02/10)
34) Mt. Prospect
35) Naperville
36) Northbrook
37) Oak Park (update—12/14/09)
38) Oakbrook Terrace (update—12/18/09)
39) Orland Park (update—12/05/09)
40) Palos Heights (update—11/02/09)
41) Park Ridge (update—01/02/10)
42) Rochester
43) Roselle (update—12/18/09)
44) Rosemont
45) Schiller Park (update—12/18/09)
46) South Holland (update—11/02/09)
47) Villa Park (update—11/02/09)
48) Warrenville (update—12/14/09)
49) Wayne (update—11/23/09)
50) West Chicago (update—11/23/09)
51) Wheaton (update—11/02/09)
52) Wilmette (update—12/18/09)
53) Winfield (update—12/14/09)

Counties that banned video gambling

01) Cook County (update—11/02/09)
02) Du Page County
03) Kane County (update—12/14/09)
04) Lake County (update—11/02/09)
05) McHenry County (update—12/05/09)

Is your community/county listed? If so, very good. If not, why not?

Communities discussing video gambling

01) Antioch (update—11/14/09)
02) Barrington (update—11/02/09)
03) Burr Ridge (update—01/02/10)
04) Champaign (update—12/14/09)
05) Chicago (update—01/02/10)
06) Deerfield (update—11/02/09)
07) DeKalb (update—11/02/09)
08) Elgin
09) Fox Lake (update—12/05/09)
10) Gurnee
11) Homewood
12) Johnsburg (update—12/14/09)
13) Lindenhurst
14) Oswego (update—12/05/09)
15) Palos Park (update—01/02/10)
16) St. Charles (update—12/14/09)
17) Schaumburg
18) Southland
19) Springfield (update—01/02/10)
20) Tinley Park (update—12/14/09)
21) Urbana (update—12/14/09)
22) Wadsworth (update—11/02/09)
23) West Dundee
24) Westmont (update—01/02/10)
25) Winnetka (update—11/02/09)

Counties discussing video gambling

01) Champaign County
02) Effingham County (update—11/02/09)
03) Tazewell County (update—11/02/09)
04) Will County

Is your community/county listed? If so, very good. If not, why not?

Communities that WILL NOT ban video gambling

1) Lake in the Hills
2) Wauconda