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Updated: 9:52 PM Jan 19, 2010
Rockford Video Gambling Update
Rockford Aldermen ask for another week to consider the pay out from video gambling.
Posted: 9:52 PM Jan 19, 2010 |
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Rockford Aldermen ask for another week to consider the pay out from video gambling
Community members and Aldermen continue to debate the issue. However next week, they're expected to make a final decision.
Some residents argue gambling addiction will cost the city more money then what they will take in for the state's capital plan. Others worry we're losing out on jobs and that the delay hurts local workers trying to support their families.
Video gambling is one of several methods used to pay for the capital plan. Others include a higher cigarette and alcohol tax which took effect in July
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Posted by: antigambler1
on Jan 21, 2010 at 12:32 PM
Many of the bars that want video gambling to be legal offer it illegally already. This could turn into an O'Henry story. If video gambling is allowed, the competing bars that never had video gambling before will be able to have it legally, while the bars now offering it illegally will still be breaking the law and subject to prosecution, unlike their new video gambling competitors. Chairman Jaffe of the Illinois Gambling Board has already stated that establishments that are breaking the law now will NOT BE ELIGIBLE for a license for the new video gambling machines. Machines that are being used to pay out illegally now have no minimum pay-out percentage, as the new video gambling machines will. Besides that, the new machines would have 30% of the profits deducted for taxes, while nothing is deducted for taxes from neighborhood gambling machine profits now. Maybe the bars that are paying out on their machines now should be careful what they wish for. They may be better off now.
Posted by: Anonymous
on Jan 19, 2010 at 10:03 PM
legalize legalize legalize
Posted by: Anonymous
on Jan 19, 2010 at 10:02 PM
legalize video gambling church needs to stay out of it and let people decide for themselves !!!!!!!!!!
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