More than seven months after the Illinois Gaming Board revoked a license that had allowed Jeffrey Bertucci’s Cicero diner to operate video gambling devices and pay out winnings, he was dealt another blow to his potential cash flow.
Cook County Judge David B. Atkins ruled Friday that the gaming board had been within its rights to strip away the license from Bertucci’s Firebird Enterprises, Inc., operator of a 24-hour Steak N Egger franchise at 5647 W. Ogden Ave. in the near western suburb.
The ruling tanked Firebird’s legal efforts to reverse the July 31 revocation, at least for now, though Bertucci can appeal.
