Chicago
Allowed Video Gambling Crackdown
As reported by the Chicago Sun-Times:
"Let the crackdowns begin.
"That's
the message the Appellate Court of Illinois
delivered Wednesday, allowing the City of Chicago
to enforce get-tough rules for video gambling
machines and bar owners who operate them.
"The
city first tried to enact tougher rules governing
the devices in 1998, but that effort was struck
down by then-Cook County Judge Aaron Jaffe,
who said the ordinance was 'too vague.'
"In
2001, the City Council again ushered in new
rules that would grant police greater authority
to seize machines and level fines against those
caught with illegal gambling devices -- but
again, the ordinance was challenged in court
by those who run the machines…"
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