The Illinois Gaming Board has revoked the license of an allegedly mob-connected operator of a video gambling license at a Steak’n Egger diner in Cicero.
The board revoked the license of Firebird Enterprise Inc., owned by Jeffrey Bertucci, which operates the restaurant at 5647 W. Ogden Ave. The video gambling machines were disabled Friday, a day after the ruling, a board spokesperson said.
The board rejected the finding of Administrative Law Judge Michael Coveny, who recommended that Bertucci should be allowed to continue operating, despite admitting in court to prior illegal gambling.
Bertucci has never been convicted of a state gambling charge, but in 2000, he was arrested on a charge of illegally operating a coin-operated amusement device, the board stated in its ruling.
