The Bloomington City Council this week chipped away at the cap on video gambling licenses in the city—and at least council member wants to get even further.
The council voted this week formally allow new video gambling licenses—beyond the 60-license cap now in place—if they’re tied to a development or annexation agreement. City Manager Tim Gleason said that’s not expected to happen often. He said examples might be a truck stop on the outskirts of town or a downtown hotel project, where a developer seeks a video gambling license.
“They’d have to rise to the level where the good far outweighs the negative,” Gleason said on Sound Ideas. “Staff now has the ability to have this conversation with a developer, and it’s something that won’t conflict with the 60 video gaming license cap that council reaffirmed (Monday).”
