PEKIN, Ill. – A Tazewell County judge has thrown out the City of Pekin’s new ordinance charging video gaming operators some of their net revenues.
The ordinance would have imposed a 2.5% per terminal fee.
It could have brought in an estimated $210,000 annually, which 25 News reports could have helped fund the city’s police and fire pensions.
Members of the Illinois Gaming Machine Operators Association sued the city in December, calling the fee an “illegal tax” violating state law.
The association tells 25 News the ruling is an “important win” for their members, many of whom are small businesses.
