(Peoria) -- The state hopes video gambling will raise money to build things like roads and bridges, but at least one Illinois county is saying not so fast.

Last month Governor Quinn signed a measure legalizing payouts on video poker machines to help pay for a 31-billion dollars in statewide construction.

But cities and counties can still decide for themselves if they want to allow it.

In Peoria County, one county board member says the consequences of video gaming take too large a toll on families.

Board member Carol Trumpe tells the "Peoria Journal Star" that the people who are the least likely to be able to afford to bet their money on things like video poker, will do it.

That sentiment disgusts one Peoria County Bar owner.

Blarney Castle Owner Bill Flemming has four gaming machines inside his business in Rome, Illinois.

He says the proposal is just another hit to the industry and another way for the government to tell people how to live.

Before Peoria County makes any decisions, County Board Member Allen Mayer wants the potential money brought in from video gaming to be studied.

A spokesperson with the Illinois Church Action on Alcohol and Addiction Problems is pushing communities throughout the state to take action to stop video poker.

The group says the no matter how much money the machines bring in, it won't make up for the damage done to families.

The group says that's why DuPage and Cook counties are also looking at the banning it.

Right now there are more than ten-thousand legalized gambling machines in the state.

Old state law allowed the machines, but made payouts illegal.

　

　

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