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Mayor asks legal counsel to draft ordinance to cap video gaming terminals after reporting 76 active machines
Summary
Mayor Beniamino Mazzulla told the Board there are 76 active video gaming terminals and directed the attorney to draft or amend an ordinance to cap the number by attrition; no vote was taken and legal counsel said the Push Tax matter is in re‑appeal.
Mayor Beniamino Mazzulla reported there are presently 76 active video gaming terminals in the village and said he wants a formal cap implemented by ordinance. Mazzulla directed Village Attorney Sam Tornatore to draft a new ordinance or amend the existing ordinance to set a cap by attrition, meaning as businesses close or licenses expire the associated terminals would not be replaced.
Attorney Tornatore told the Board the Push Tax matter is currently in the re‑appeal process; the minutes record no further action on that item while judicial review continues. No formal motion or vote to adopt a gaming cap is recorded in the committee minutes; the directive was to have legal staff prepare draft language for future consideration.
The minutes do not record public comment on the gaming issue or any fiscal analysis of potential revenue loss from capping machines. Any ordinance language and its timing for Board consideration will depend on the attorney’s draft and future agenda placement.
