An effort to legalize video gambling terminals in Chicago took a major step forward Tuesday, but now faces opposition from Mayor Brandon Johnson.

The City Council’s Licensing Committee advanced a proposal by mayoral opponent Ald. Anthony Beale that would clear the way for the gambling terminals to pop up across the city’s neighborhoods.

But the 8-6 committee vote signaled a divide among aldermen on the measure that could foretell difficulty in the full City Council. Some opponents argued the city needs a better cut of the tax revenue generated by the machines that’s now unevenly split with the state, a stance Johnson took himself.

“We can’t leave millions of dollars on the table,” Johnson said during an unrelated news conference. “Whatever comes from the City Council, if it doesn’t maxi

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