Description
Request for zoning variations to allow a video gaming cafe within 1,000 feet of a school, daycare, and another gaming establishment.
Impact summary
If approved, a fifth gaming facility would operate near schools and existing gaming venues in the area; if denied, the business cannot operate as a gaming cafe.
Applicant
- Address
- Milton Township / District 4
At a glance
- Hearings
- 3
- Public comments
- 10
- Total mentions
- 3
Last vote · DuPage County Board
Rising — discussed at 3 meetings since Oct 6, 2026, up from 0 in the two months before.
Meeting timeline (3)
DuPage County Board — October 27, 2026
The Lucky Penny's request for variations to locate a video gaming cafe near a school, daycare, and an existing gaming establishment was pulled from the agenda at the petitioner's request after the ZBA recommended denial and the Development Committee rejected it.
Development Committee — October 20, 2026
Request for variations to allow a video gaming cafe within 1,000 feet of a school, place of assembly, daycare, and another video gaming facility.
Development Committee — October 6, 2026
A video gaming cafe seeking variations from the county's 1,000-foot proximity rules for schools, places of assembly and existing gaming cafes; the Zoning Board recommended denial and the committee tabled the petition until October 20.
Related issues (2)
Lucky Penny's Video Gaming Café Zoning Relief
The board voted to reconsider its January denial of a gaming variance for Lucky 7 Bistro in unincorporated Addison, with a final vote due February 24. Residents packed public comment opposing video gambling proliferation, and the board learned 20 existing businesses were administratively grandfathered. Member Evans also asked staff to study whether the county is oversaturated with gaming venues and whether a cap-and-trade model for liquor licenses could work.
Zoning Variation for Video Gaming Cafe
A proposed Lucky Penny's gaming cafe near Geneva and Gary Roads faced neighborhood opposition and a Zoning Board recommendation to deny, with concerns about proximity to schools and an existing gaming facility. The committee tabled it for two weeks rather than vote.
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