Springfield bars, restaurants avoid hit as ordinance maintaining current video gaming fee rate advances

It took an hour of debate, but the status quo will remain the same for video gaming terminal operators and establishments when it comes to annual registration fees paid to the city of Springfield.As allowed under the state’s video gaming law, Springfield charges an annual $250 registration fee per video gaming terminal — a fee that has typically been split down the middle by the establishment and terminal operators, which own and maintain the machines. […]