Illinois Committee rejects gambling contract rules
The proposed rules were the result of an investigation which showed how unlicensed solicitors can profit from selling contracts for video gambling machines at up to $20,000 per bar.
However, the committee members reviewing the rules said that the proposals went too far and that the Gaming Board had not properly explained its position.
The Gaming Board chairman, Aaron Jaffe, said that new guidelines are urgently needed to keep unsavoury characters out of gambling. Jaffe said that he “was absolutely astounded that they would reject [the rules].”
Jaffe said that the board will either bring the issue to the full General Assembly this year or draft another set of rules for the committee. He has estimated that hundreds of contracts have been sold by unlicensed individuals, at present it is unclear what will happen to the terminals installed under those contracts.
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