The Lake County Board slammed the door on video poker in unincorporated areas.
In an 18-4 vote Tuesday, the board passed an ordinance opting out of Illinois' new gambling initiative, which was intended to help fund the state's capital bill through video gaming machines in taverns and other facilities.
...they were unwilling to advance a state revenue plan they felt came with steep social costs, including gambling addiction, bankruptcy and increased crime.
At least one person got it right about the continued expansion of predatory gambling --
Glenn Stewart, pastor of Agape Christian Fellowship and a leader of the Greater Waukegan Ministerial Association, said that allowing video poker in taverns would eventually lead to gaming in other establishments such as fast-food restaurants.
"Right now, it might just be in these certain places, but eventually it will be everywhere because the state will never have enough," he said.
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