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Illinois House Committee Clears Video Gaming Expansion

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A measure that would expand “video gaming” in the state passed out of a House committee Thursday.

It would allow licensed businesses that create alcoholic beverages to also have a gaming license.

It would apply to a Tilton business called Rumshine, which makes flavored rum, as well as other craft distillers across the state that want to offer the video gambling machines.

Anita Bedell, a long-time anti-gambling activist, says there are already too many video gambling sites – and they take advantage of people who are already poor.

"So expanding them, making them more available, especially at a place where they distil alcohol is totally inappropriate and we ask that you would vote no on this bill."

Illinois legalized video gambling in 2009. ​The state has more than 22,000 machines.​

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