That ranks 15th out of cities with a population of more than 20,000. With 243 terminals for a population of 39,751, Quincy has one terminal for every 163 people. Quincy also has one of the highest ratios of video gaming terminals per person in the state. Top 10 Illinois cities with largest increase in video gaming terminals Cityįigures are from Illinois Gaming Board reports from June 2018 to June 2021 (minimum population 20,000) Twenty cities with 20,000 people, including Chicago, do not allow video gaming terminals. One of them is Quincy, which has added 81 terminals in three years. Illinois has 90 cities with more than a population of more than 20,000 people. Nine of those cities have added more than 80 video gaming terminals since June 2018. It’s one of the largest increases in the state. “It’s a significant increase,” said Troup, who began his first term as mayor in May. The city now has 243 terminals, according to the Illinois Gaming Board’s report for June 2021.

He noted that the city had 162 video gaming terminals in June 2018.

Troup announced at Monday’s City Council meeting he is temporarily freezing the number of liquor licenses in his role as the city’s liquor commissioner. QUINCY - Quincy Mayor Mike Troup isn’t sure if a problem exists, but he wants to examine the number of video gaming terminals in Quincy.