Checklists for bar and restaurant owners
Printable PDFs for owners working out whether video gaming fits their place and what it takes. Each line is tied to the statute, the Gaming Board’s rules or the agency that sets the requirement, so you can check it yourself.
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Video gaming licensing checklist
Every license and document a bar or restaurant needs before terminals go in, for Chicago and for the suburbs.
Download PDFGaming area and opening-day checklist
Getting the room, the staff and the paperwork ready for the first day terminals are in play.
Download PDFUse agreement checklist: questions to ask any operator
What the rules require in every use agreement, what no operator can change, and the service questions worth asking first.
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Plain-language summaries, not legal advice. For how the rules work, see the owner FAQ.
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