The Evanston City Council rejected a proposal to legalize video gambling terminals. Councilmembers voted 5-2 against an ordinance that would have cleared the way for nine businesses to each have up to three video gambling machines.
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Alds. Devon Reid, 8th Ward, and Juan Geracaris, 9th Ward, were the lone votes in favor at the May 28 meeting…
Reid first made the proposal for an Evanston video gambling ordinance last year. Last month it narrowly passed through the Human Services Committee.
“I’m aware that these gaming terminals are designed in a way that is meant to be addictive,” Reid said Monday. “So is the soda that we drink.”
