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Code · Illinois · Chapter 230 — GAMING · Act 40

Sec. 55. Precondition for licensed location.

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Sec. 55. Precondition for licensed location. In all cases of application for a licensed location, to operate a video gaming terminal, each licensed establishment, licensed fraternal establishment, or licensed veterans establishment shall possess a valid liquor license issued by the Illinois Liquor Control Commission in effect at the time of application and at all times thereafter during which a video gaming terminal is made available to the public for play at that location. Video gaming terminals in a licensed location shall be operated only during the same hours of operation generally permitted to holders of a license under the Liquor Control Act of 1934 within the unit of local government in which they are located.
A licensed truck stop establishment or licensed large truck stop establishment that does not hold a liquor license may operate video gaming terminals on a continuous basis. A licensed fraternal establishment or licensed veterans establishment that does not hold a liquor license may operate video gaming terminals if
(i)the establishment is located in a county with a population between 6,500 and 7,000, based on the 2000 U.S. Census,
(ii)the county prohibits by ordinance the sale of alcohol, and
(iii)the establishment is in a portion of the county where the sale of alcohol is prohibited. A licensed fraternal establishment or licensed veterans establishment that does not hold a liquor license may operate video gaming terminals if
(i)the establishment is located in a municipality within a county with a population between 8,500 and 9,000 based on the 2000 U.S. Census and
(ii)the municipality or county prohibits or limits the sale of alcohol by ordinance in a way that prohibits the establishment from selling alcohol.
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