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Evanston committee weighs ban or regulation of sweepstakes gaming kiosks
Summary
Committee members debated Ordinance 34026 on April 6, with Council Member Burns outlining detailed regulatory elements to distinguish sweepstakes kiosks from video gaming and Council Member Isles expressing support for a ban; staff were directed to draft both ban and regulation options for committee review in June or July.
The Evanston Human Services Committee spent the bulk of its April 6 meeting discussing Ordinance 34026, which would either ban or regulate sweepstakes-style electronic kiosks commonly found in convenience stores and other local businesses.
Rob Batty, who identified himself as a 25-year Evanston resident and said he works for Universal Gym Gaming, urged the city to consider regulated terminals rather than an outright ban and offered his company as a resource. "We have more than four locations in Evanston that have sweepstakes machines," Batty said, adding that the Post 42 American Legion currently operates four state-approved video gaming terminals.
Council Member Burns framed three principal paths: ban sweepstakes machines…
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