# 230 ILCS 40/27: Section 27

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C230_A40_S27

## Section

- **Citation:** 230 ILCS 40/27
- **Heading:** Section 27
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Code / Chapter 230 / Act 40 / Section 27

## Text

(230 ILCS 40/27) Sec. 27. Prohibition of video gaming by political subdivision. (a) A municipality may pass an ordinance prohibiting video gaming within the corporate limits of the municipality. A county board may, for the unincorporated area of the county, pass an ordinance prohibiting video gaming within the unincorporated area of the county. (b) On and after July 1, 2022, a qualified fraternal organization that derives its charter from a national fraternal organization and a qualified veterans organization that derives its charter from a national veterans organization shall be eligible to apply to the Board for a license allowing video gaming as a licensed fraternal establishment or a licensed veterans establishment if the proposed fraternal establishment or veterans establishment is located in: (1) a municipality having a population of not more than 1,000,000 that has

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- [230 ILCS 40/40 Section 40](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C230_A40_S40.md)
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