[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Lexington 7-24-2012 by Ord. No.
2012-9. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Nuisances — See Ch. 118.
The following terms shall have the indicated meaning unless
the use or context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended:
The Video Gaming Act found at 230 ILCS 40/1 et seq., as from
time to time amended.
Any business licensed by the state to have or operate a video
gaming terminal in the City, including any licensed fraternal establishment,
licensed truck stop establishment, and licensed large truck stop establishment,
as these terms are defined under the Video Gaming Act.[1]
[Added 9-12-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-7]
An individual, partnership, corporation or limited-liability
company that is licensed under the Act and that owns, services and
maintains video gaming terminals located within the corporate limits
of the City.
Has the meaning ascribed to such term by the Act.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 230 ILCS 40/1 et seq.
Video gaming as licensed and regulated under the terms and conditions
of the Act is permitted within the corporate limits of the City.
[Amended 9-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-7]
Every establishment that has or operates any video gaming terminal
within the corporate limits of the City or every terminal operator
that owns, services, or maintains any video gaming terminal within
the corporate limits of the City shall register the video gaming terminal
with the City Clerk by providing to the City Clerk a description of
the terminal, the location of the terminal within the corporate limits
of the City and the serial number of the terminal. The establishment
or terminal operator shall register the video gaming terminal with
the City before such video gaming terminal is operated within the
City.
[Amended 9-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-7]
An annual registration fee as set forth in Ch. 63 for each video gaming terminal shall be assessed by the City for owning or operating a video gaming terminal within the City. The registration fee shall be due and payable upon the date of registration and upon each May 1 thereafter for so long as the video gaming terminal is located within the corporate limits of the City. The registration fee imposed by this section must be paid with respect to each video gaming terminal before such video gaming terminal is operated within the City. The cost of this fee shall be shared equally between the terminal operator and the establishment.
