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AN ORDINANCE CREATING A NEW CHAPTER 18 (VIDEO GAMING), OF TITLE 7 (BUSINESS AND LICENSE), OF THE ORLAND PARK VILLAGE CODE AND MAKING OTHER CHANGES RELATIVE TO VIDEO GAMING WITHIN THE VILLAGE
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WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park is a home rule municipality as defined by Article VII, § 6 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, the Video Gaming Act (230 ILCS 40/1, et seq.) became law July 13, 2009, and allows establishments licensed by the State of Illinois to conduct video gaming; and
WHEREAS, recognizing that some Illinois local jurisdictions would desire to prohibit video gaming, Section 27 of the Video Gaming Act permits counties and municipalities to prohibit video gaming by ordinance within their respective corporate limits or unincorporated areas; and
WHEREAS, prior and subsequent to the enactment of the Video Gaming Act, the Orland Park Village Code contains specific prohibitions against gaming and gambling devices in several Sections; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority granted under the Video Gaming Act, and in accordance with the home rule authority granted to home rule municipalities as defined by Article VII, § 6 of the Illinois Constitution of 1970, the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park approve the Code Amendments relative to video gaming as set forth below; and
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Village President and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park to reexamine the success of and compliance with this Video Gaming Ordinance with the first year being a trial period, with subsequent reviews of compliance each year therafter following passage of the Ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Village President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, as follows:
SECTION 1
The above recitals are incorporated as if fully set forth herein as material terms and provisions.
SECTION 2
The Village of Orland Park exercises its authority consiste...
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