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Video Gambling Started At Morton Grove Tavern

The Bringer Inn is one of the first sites in Illinois to try the new form of gambling.

Posted by Pam DeFiglio (Editor), September 13, 2012 at 06:02 pm

Communities across Illinois had a chance to OK video gambling, also called video gaming, when it was proposed about three years ago.

In Niles, it, but .

Earlier:

Now, the in Morton Grove has become one of the first places in Illinois to install the machines.

ABC7 reports that the machines use a voucher system, and for those who win, the voucher must be presented to the bartender for a cash payout.

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HARRY ACHINO September 14, 2012 at 06:04 pm

TO MY NILES TRUSTEES. ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?

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CK September 14, 2012 at 11:48 pm

When gamblers tire of Las Vegas/Clark County they merely need drive into the adjoining country where prostitution is legal. Does Morton Grove's neighbor Niles have a future? Probably within eyeshot of Waukegan and Oakton you could find leaders who could create new jobs in Niles. I can imagine what the stimulus money would be.

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sherwin dubren September 15, 2012 at 01:56 am

It's amazing. Niles, who welcomed the OTB after Morton Grove turned it down, actually turned down the video gambling. In a complete turn around, Morton Grove is welcoming video gambling. In Morton Grove, I think the new acceptance is due to the position of the Action Party, who welcomes any kind of business, as long as it is legal.

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Sandi B. September 15, 2012 at 04:17 pm

If it can help small businesses in our town (like the Bringer Inn) to stay viable, I'm all for it. The machines are legal, and the establishments that house them must be approved by the State of Illinois. Plus, revenue will be generated for towns that have video gaming machines. Thank goodness this Board wasn't as short-sighted as the previous Mayor, who drove the OTB out of town and into Niles, who couldn't be happier with the windfall they are collecting.

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Harry Gio September 15, 2012 at 08:54 pm

This BROKE state needs to allow ALL places to have such machines... It will alow regulation IN and the criminal element OUT.

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Carolyn October 10, 2012 at 06:34 pm

Niles trustees have chosen quality of life over video gambling in bars and restaurants. We will know in one or two years if Morton Grove or Niles made the right decision.

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