By Jennifer Wheeler
Rockford Register Star
Belvidere leaders said they were kept in the dark last fall until the Illinois Gaming Board's monthly report was released, listing numerous local businesses with live terminals. That's when leaders determined the stores operating these machines had not obtained the necessary local permits or paid the required licensing fees."It didn't come on our radar until we got the revenue," Belvidere Mayor Mike Chamberlain said.He said he wasn't aware a single video gaming machine had been turned on until his office received it's local share of September revenue from the video gaming machines - totaling $61.35.
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