An Illinois bill that would prohibit Dave & Busters customers from wagering in the company’s app passed a Senate committee this week.
According to State Sen. Bill Cunningham, House Bill 2724 passed out of the Senate Executive Committee on Wednesday, marking a step toward prohibiting the company from offering wagering services in its arcades. In a press release, he described the practice as “unregulated gambling” and said that arcades shouldn’t offer the option to wager on games.
“We have been extremely careful with how we regulate gambling in Illinois, whether that is on sports, table games or video poker,” Cunningham said in a statement. “Arcades marketed as family fun shouldn’t be in the business of exposing minors to gambling.”
