Aurora is continuing to look at the possibility of increasing fees for video gambling machines in the city.
The matter is being held at the City Council’s Finance Committee for discussion, and also is being looked at by the mayor’s office. If any change would be made, it would not be until the next round of renewals of the licenses, beginning in October 2023.
“The request to hold did come from our office,” said Alex Voigt, deputy chief of staff in the mayor’s office. “Which typically is what we do when there are so many constituent concerns.”
As it stands now, there is one proposal to increase the annual license for each location that has video gambling from $1,000 to $1,100, and the monthly operation fee from $125 a machine to $175 a machine.
