Restaurants, tavernele and clubs throughout the state of Illinois could have video poker machines connected through a centralized system for tracking the income.
Expect for the new measure proposed to be accepted and so every pub would have allowed 3 cars Video poker.This locals would pay state taxes for legal gain.
Organizations such as Elks and veterans of Foreign Wars may have some facilities having five cars.
State Representative Frank Mautino said yes as the revenues from video poker machines would help fund construction of schools.
Groups anti-gambling disagree with this measure that could be made declaring it illegal and if they prove then more people would participate in these games.
Gov. Pat Quinn denounced the expansion of gambling as a way to solve the state $ 11 billion budget deficit fund.
The problem related to the legalization of video poker has been discussed but Nicodemus was not approved by the legislature.
