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Alderman Bowman proposes gaming licensing overhaul; council asks for business feedback and legal review
Summary
Alderman Bowman introduced a draft video-gaming ordinance with five reforms — tiered fees, council authority, moratorium, contribution limits, and a community investment fund — and the council asked staff to gather business and resident input and seek legal review before returning in ~30 days.
Berwyn — Alderman Josh Bowman on Nov. 12 introduced a package of changes to the city’s video-gaming licensing framework aimed at reducing local saturation and directing license revenue to community programs.
Bowman said the draft ordinance is built on five pillars: a tiered licensing fee tied to net terminal income, requiring City Council review of future gaming-license decisions, a temporary two-year moratorium while an oversight committee studies saturation and best practices, limits on political contributions from gaming entities, and creation of a community investment fund to support…
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