Dotty’s Cafe v. Illinois Gaming Board

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Legislation
Citation
Case Number: 
2019 IL App (1st) 173207
Decision Date: 
Thursday, May 23, 2019
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 4th Div,
Holding: 
Affirmed in part and reversed in part; remanded.
Justice: 
BURKE

Two provisions of Video Gaming Act are rationally related to a legitimate state interest and are thus constitutional:  one that prohibits certain businesses involved in video gaming from being involved in multiple aspects of the industry, and another that requires the business that owns the gaming machine and the business where the machine is located to equally split after-tax profits from machine. Two counts related to Plaintiffs' challenge to the Illinois Gaming Board's policy documents on promotions are not moot, as a determination on procedures for posting the policy document could directly impact the rights and duties of the parties.(McBRIDE and GORDON, concurring.)