The City of Lincoln is lowering it's number of video gaming terminals.

Mayor Tracy Welch wants to work on lowering the amount of video gaming terminals in the city. He explains in his time as mayor, they've already lowered the amount, but there is more work to be done. He mentioned that the council approved guidelines last week, to put limits on this topic into the city code. 

One of the main concerns for this action was the loss of revenue. Mayor Welch assures that this is not the case, and city revenue continues to rise despite lowering the amount of terminals. Even if this was not the case, this process can be slow so the loss of revenue would not be immediate. 

Mayor Welch feels it's important to make this change in order to improve the perception of the town for future residents and businesses. He claims to have received complaints about all the signage and flags on the street, calling it a "mini Vegas."

Welch explains the appropriations process can be long, and that funding has to be prioritized correctly, but remains focused on this problem in Lincoln.