# Accel Entertainment Gaming LLC

Lobbying client. 13 lobbying filings, 1 lobbyist, 1 legislation lobbied, $25,752 to 11 alderpersons since 2019 (company $22,750, employees $0, lobbyists $3,002). Reported paying its lobbyists $85,000 since 2019.

## Legislation lobbied

- [Call on Chicago City Clerk to provide Illinois Gaming Board with certified copy of Council ordinance allowing video gaming terminals](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/matter/R2026-0022536-call-chicago-city-clerk-provide-illinois) (R2026-0022536, 1 filing)

## Money and votes, by alderperson

> Money since 2019 from the company, its employees and its lobbyists. "Voted with them" counts split roll calls on legislation it lobbied where its position is known. Money near a vote is not evidence that it influenced the vote.

| Alderperson | Since 2019 | Voted with them | Likelihood |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Anthony Beale](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/9) | $20,000 | - | - |
| [Gilbert Villegas](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/36) | $2,250 | - | - |
| [Nicole T. Lee](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/11) | $752 | - | - |
| [Scott Waguespack](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/32) | $500 | - | - |
| [Lamont J. Robinson](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/4) | $500 | - | - |
| [Bennett R. Lawson](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/44) | $500 | - | - |
| [Daniel La Spata](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/1) | $250 | - | - |
| [Samantha Nugent](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/39) | $250 | - | - |
| [Andre Vasquez Jr.](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/40) | $250 | - | - |
| [Brendan Reilly](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/42) | $250 | - | - |
| [Matthew J. Martin](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/47) | $250 | - | - |

## What they lobbied for

- VERIFY LICENSING STATUS AND PROCESS FOR VGT TERMINALS IN CHICAGO BARS AND RESTAURANTS (City Council/Alderpersons, period ending Sep 30, 2026)
- REVIEW AMUSEMENT DEVICE DECAL REQUIREMENTS AND ISSUANCE PROCESS (City Clerk, period ending Sep 30, 2026)
- SEEK LEGISLATIVE TO CLARIFY LICENSING DEADLINES FOR LEGAL LEGAL VIDEO GAMING TERMINALS (City Council/Alderpersons, period ending Sep 30, 2026)
- MUNICIPAL VGT LICENSING (City Council/Alderpersons, period ending Jun 30, 2026)
- NOTIFY STATE OF ILLINOIS OF MUNICIPAL VGT LICENSING/LEGALIZATION (City Clerk, period ending Jun 30, 2026)
- MUNICIPAL VGT LICENSING EFFICIENCY (Committees Of The City Council, period ending Jun 30, 2026)
- REVIEW AMUSEMENT DEVICE DECAL REQUIREMENTS (City Clerk, period ending Jun 30, 2026)

## Offices lobbied

- City Clerk: 5 filings
- City Council/Alderpersons: 4 filings
- Committees Of The City Council: 3 filings
- Business Affairs And Consumer Protection (Bacp): 1 filing

## Lobbying by year

| Year | Filings | Paid to lobbyists | Lobbyists | Firms |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 13 | $85,000 | - | - |

## Lobbyists

- [Pat Doerr](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/lobbyist/5127-pat-doerr)

Source: City of Chicago Board of Ethics lobbyist filings and Illinois State Board of Elections campaign disclosures, matched by name. Links between filings and legislation are computed.

**Chart:** [Accel Entertainment Gaming LLC: money to Chicago alderpersons](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/lobbying/accel-entertainment-gaming/chart.svg) · download the [data (CSV)](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/lobbying/accel-entertainment-gaming/data.csv) · [embed](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/lobbying/accel-entertainment-gaming/embed)

> Money near a vote is not evidence that it influenced the vote.

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Source: https://www.chicagopolitics.org/lobbying/accel-entertainment-gaming · Chicago Politics, an independent tracker of the Chicago City Council. Guide for agents: https://www.chicagopolitics.org/llms.txt