Liquor Commission Agenda

Looks as if the state's decision to allow video gambling in the state has opened the floodgates here in Carbondale as there are 4 places on the Commisison's agenda tonight looking to get a liquor license for a video gambling/gaming establishment. I have to wonder if the Commission will show any concern about the number of these establishments wanting to open up within such a short period of time. I remember last year the council denied a special use permit to an auto loan company because of the number of similar establishments already in operation in Carbondale, nigh only eleven if I recall correctly. Here we have four video gaming businesses wanting to open at almost the same time with no concern, that I have have heard, coming from the council.

Video Gambling Establishments

Based on the agenda at this week's Liquor Advisory Board meeting, it looks as if people hope to cash in on the recently loosened regulations on video gambling in a big way. Two new businesses want to secure one of the new Class B3 licenses and one hold of a Class B2 license wants to switch to a B3:

Application to Reclassify a Class B2 Liquor License to a Class B3 Liquor License (Video Gaming Establishment with On-Premises Consumption) for Matt Chumbler d/b/a Lucky 13

4. Application for a Class B3 Liquor License (Video Gaming Establishment with On-Premises Consumption) for MLK Enterprises, LLC d/b/a Triple Sevens at 201 East Main Street

5. Application for a Class B3 Liquor License (Video Gaming Establishment with On-Premises Consumption) for Little Vegas Gaming, LLC d/b/a Little Vegas at 704 East Walnut Street

I recently read that revenues in the video gambling industry in Illinois more than  doubled in the past year and it looks as if these folks want a piece of the pie.

Birds Point Video

In case you haven't seen it, the St. Louis Post Dispatch has some pretty spectacular video of the Birds Point levee explosion.