Video gambling license and terminal fees located in unincorporated areas of the county temporarily would be cut in half as part of a coronavirus relief package for businesses the Cook County Board approved Thursday.
For the rest of the year, applications for video gambling licenses will cost $250 instead of $500, while the per terminal fee that operators pay will drop from $1,000 each to $500. The fee reductions would cost the county about $74,500, officials said.
They were among other pandemic relief efforts commissioners approved, including a drop in liquor license fees and vehicle wheel taxes.
There are particular parts of our economy that have been tremendously impacted by the closures and the requirements …
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