Politics & Government
The Village Board Considers Amending the Video Gaming Ordinance
The New Lenox Village Board intends to re-visit the conversation about video gambling at tonight's 7 p.m. meeting at Village Hall, 1 Veterans Parkway.
In June 2012, trustees voted 3-2 to opt out of a program with the Illinois General Assembly in which some of the profits from legalized video gaming machines go to fund construction projects.
Representatives from the VFW and the American Legion had complained that the ordinance to restrict video gaming would hurt their business.
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The 2009 state program allows businesses a 30 to 35 percent cut of the total profit and the village would get 5 percent.
Trustee Annette Bowden said in June 2012 that she was uncomfortable in shaping a partnership with the state in this type of program. " Bowden said, saying she thought the added revenue could be "empty promises."
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At the same meeting, Mayor Tim Baldermann, Trustee Nancy Dye and Bowden echoed concerns from previous meetings that they didn't trust the state to run the program well.
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