Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2022-3567

• Record #: O2022-3567
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Failed to Pass
• Intro date: 10/26/2022
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on License and Consumer Protection
• Final action: 5/24/2023
• Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 4-156 by modifying Sections 4-156-150 and 4-156-305 regarding electronic product promotions for automatic amusement devices
• Sponsors: Brookins, Jr., Howard
• Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 4 - Businesses, Occupations & Consumer Protection - Ch. 156 Amusements
• Related files: R2023-766

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
5/24/2023		City Council	Failed to Pass
10/26/2022	53910	City Council	Referred

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LICENSEING AND CONSUMER PROTECTION The following limited sections shall be amended as follows:

ARTICLE II. AUTOMATIC AMUSEMENT DEVICES (4-156-150 et seq.)

4-156-150 Definitions. As used in this chapter:

"Automatic amusement device" means any machine, which, upon the insertion ofa coin, slug, token, card or similar object, or upon any other payment method, may be operated by the public generally for use as a game, entertainment or amusement, whether or not registering a score, and includes but is not limited to such devices as jukeboxes, marble machines, pinball machines, electronic product promotion, movie and video booths or stands and all games, operations or transactions similar thereto under whatever name by which they may be indicated. Bingo devices are deemed gambling devices and are therefore prohibited for use except as provided by state law. If a machine consists of more than one game monitor which permits individuals to play separate games simultaneously, each separate game monitor shall be deemed an automatic amusement device.

"Electronic product promotion " means a device used to promote the purchase ofa bona fide product including gift certificates to be used for or towards the purchase ofa retail item; but does not include coupons, discount coupons. Internet access, a telephone card, a calling card, or a phone card and offers or awards a prize, without requiring payment or purchase to participate in compliance with 720 ILCS 5-28-a(12) and b(13): contains a Fill System which permits the operation ofthe device solely determined on a fee basis or the amount of revenue generated but does not include a system based on time, number of spins or spin equivalent or other non-revenue based system, and automatically ceases to operate upon the completion ofa pre­determined cycle; and is not connected directly or indirectly to the Internet, either by cellular modem, hardwire or wireless connection, or to a set of interconnected networke...