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Cary trustees reopen rules on video gaming: signage, kitchen rules and machine caps raised
Summary
Trustees reviewed existing Cary video-gaming rules including machine limits, seating and floor-area ratios, visibility and signage; staff will draft potential code amendments and the village attorney will analyze constitutional constraints.
Village of Cary trustees reviewed local video-gaming regulations during the Community as a Whole meeting on Sept. 16, 2025, focusing on machine limits, how gaming terminals can be displayed inside businesses, signage and whether on-site food preparation should be required. Staff outlined current municipal rules and trustees asked staff to draft possible amendments for future consideration.
The discussion matters because residents have complained about gaming visibility and signage at local establishments, trustees said, and because the village’s ordinance sets local rules beyond state licensing. Staff explained that the village currently follows the state maximum of six terminals per licensed establishment and enforces local requirements that were added after the 2013 ordinance, including minimum seating and floor-area ratios and restrictions on permanent on-site signage that advertises gaming.
Village staff summarized the main regulatory elements: Cary’s code currently allows up to six machines per state license; requires a minimum seating ratio of 10 seats per terminal (10:1); applies a 4-to-1 non-gaming-to-gaming…
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