Joliet has put a lid on a gambling and liquor license that has been controversial and confusing since its inception.
The City Council last week approved a cap on the number of BG licenses, which allow gas stations to sell and pour liquor while also operating video gambling machines.
The license has been controversial since it was created in 2021 because some object to the idea of gas stations selling open liquor, although gas station operators who get the license don’t pour the liquor but use the license to sell packaged liquor and run video gambling machines. Meanwhile, gas station operators who can’t get the license object to being put at a competitive disadvantage.
