An effort to legalize video gambling terminals in Chicago took a major step forward Tuesday, but now faces opposition from Mayor Brandon Johnson.
The City Council’s License and Consumer Protection Committee advanced a proposal by mayoral opponent Ald. Anthony Beale that would clear the way for the gambling terminals to pop up across the city’s neighborhoods.
But the 8-6 committee vote signaled a divide among aldermen on the measure that could foretell difficulty in the full City Council. Some opponents argued the city needs a better cut of the tax revenue generated by the machines that’s now unevenly split with the state, a stance Johnson took himself.
