At Tailgaters’ expansive sports bar in Bolingbrook, patrons can bet $2 every few seconds on touch-screen, bingolike games while sipping their beers and watching TV.

That would be illegal in other towns. But not in Channahon or Bolingbrook.

Officials in those towns have given their blessings — deeming the video gambling machines to be “charity raffles” under local control — by using a state law created decades ago to allow Boy Scouts and church groups to raffle off prizes.

These modern versions of the raffle — with names such as “QuickShot McDraw” and “Bing O’Lucky” — represent a new step in Illinois’ legal dance with video gambling in bars.

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