As northwest suburban strip club prepares for new liquor license push, questions swirl around video gambling

As northwest suburban strip club prepares for new liquor license push, questions swirl around video gambling

When Ann Marie Buttitta spoke to Kane County’s liquor commission this year while seeking permission to start selling alcohol at Blackjacks, she pushed back against concerns from residents that she ultimately was also planning to apply for a state license to get video gambling machines in the Elgin area strip club.“There is not one gentleman’s club in the state of Illinois” that’s “been able to get a gaming license,” Buttitta said. “Everyone know…