Licenses - Required.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 4-155-020
in effect4-155-020 Licenses - Required.
(a) Terminal license. A person may not own, maintain, or place a video gaming terminal in the City without a valid terminal operator’s state license issued under the Act and a valid terminal license issued under this chapter for each video gaming terminal. A terminal operator may only place video gaming terminals for use in the City at licensed location. The license fee shall be as set forth in Section 4-5-010. The license shall expire on the date indicated on the face of the license.
(b) Location license. No video gaming terminal may be placed in any location in the City unless the owner or agent of the owner of an authorized location has a valid state location license issued under the Video Gaming Act and a valid location license issued under this chapter. The license fee shall be as set forth in Section 4-5-010. This fee is not applicable to a specific video gaming terminal but allows for placement of that number of terminals in the licensed video gaming location. The license shall expire on the date indicated on the face of the license.
(c) Exclusions. No person, firm, or corporation holding a casino owner’s license or a temporary operating permit (collectively, an “owner’s license”) issued by the Illinois Gaming Board to conduct gambling operations pursuant to the Illinois Gambling Act will be required to obtain a video gaming terminal license for any electronic gaming machine located and lawfully operated within a casino operating pursuant to the Illinois Gambling Act. No person, firm, or corporation holding a masters sports wagering license, a sports wagering temporary operating permit or a management services provider license (collectively, a “sports wagering license”) issued by the Illinois Gaming Board to conduct sports wagering pursuant to the Illinois Sports Wagering Act will be required to obtain a video gaming terminal license for any sports wagering terminal, kiosk, or other device located and lawfully operated within a casino operating pursuant to the Illinois Gambling Act.
(Added Coun. J. 12-19-25, p. 38125, Art. XIII, § 2)
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2703040Fetched: 10/24/2026