# Accel Entertainment

Lobbying client. 10 lobbying filings, 1 lobbyist, 1 legislation lobbied, $5,000 to 7 alderpersons since 2019 (company $0, employees $0, lobbyists $5,000). Reported paying its lobbyists $278,500 since 2019.

## Legislation lobbied

- [Fiscal Year 2027 Tax Levy](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/matter/O2026-0029645-fiscal-year-2027-tax-levy) (O2026-0029645, 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Matthew J. O'Shea](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/19) | $1,000 | - | - |
| [Michelle A. Harris](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/8) | $1,000 | - | - |
| [Jason C. Ervin](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/28) | $1,000 | - | - |
| [Ronnie L. Mosley](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/21) | $500 | - | - |
| [Samantha Nugent](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/39) | $500 | - | - |
| [Andre Vasquez Jr.](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/40) | $500 | - | - |
| [Nicole T. Lee](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/ward/11) | $500 | - | - |

## What they lobbied for

- VGT IMPLEMENTATION (City Council/Alderpersons, period ending Sep 30, 2026)
- 2026 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET ORDINANCE (City Council/Alderpersons, period ending Sep 30, 2026)
- IMPLEMENTATION OF VIDEO GAMING ORDINANCE (City Council/Alderpersons, period ending Jun 30, 2026)
- IMPLEMENTATION OF 2026 ANNUAL BUDGET & REVENUE ORDINANCES (City Council/Alderpersons, period ending Mar 31, 2026)
- MONITORING (City Council / Aldermen, period ending Dec 31, 2021)
- GAMING OPTIONS (City Council / Aldermen, period ending Dec 31, 2020)
- GOVERNMENT APPROVAL (City Council / Aldermen, period ending Mar 31, 2020)
- VGT REVENUE (City Council / Aldermen, period ending Dec 31, 2019)

## Offices lobbied

- City Council/Alderpersons: 6 filings
- City Council / Aldermen: 4 filings

## Lobbying by year

| Year | Filings | Paid to lobbyists | Lobbyists | Firms |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 6 | $156,000 | - | - |
| 2021 | 1 | $16,500 | - | - |
| 2020 | 2 | $14,000 | - | - |
| 2019 | 1 | $92,000 | - | - |

## Lobbyists

- [Michael Kasper](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/lobbyist/3740-michael-kasper)

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: money to Chicago alderpersons](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/lobbying/accel-entertainment/chart.svg) · download the [data (CSV)](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/lobbying/accel-entertainment/data.csv) · [embed](https://www.chicagopolitics.org/lobbying/accel-entertainment/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 · Chicago Politics, an independent tracker of the Chicago City Council. Guide for agents: https://www.chicagopolitics.org/llms.txt