Thursday, November 19, 2009

Lisle latest town to ban video gambling

Lisle is a village of approximately 25,000 in DuPage County. 

village board didn't feel the tax revenue potential from video gaming machines in any way outweighed our concerns about the social consequences and adverse effects on quality of life gambling can have on a community," Mayor Joseph Broda said in a written statement.

Other DuPage County communities that have banned gambling include Addison, Bloomingdale, Glen Ellyn, Naperville, West Chicago, Wheaton, Winfield and Villa Park.

those that allow video gambling will receive 5 percent of each machine's profit

Click on the following for more details:  Daily Herald | Lisle latest town to ban video gambling

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