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Gaming Board approves 70 more licenses, including 12 in suburbs

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Tony Patti, left, owner of Rosati's Pizza in Lakemoor, watches carpenters Brian Allen and Phil Olsen work on the new video gambling room being built at the restaurant. It is one of the first locations to receive a gambling license from the Illinois Gambling Board.

Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer

A construction crew works on the new video gambling room at Rosati's Pizza in Lakemoor owned by Tony Patti. The site is one of the first locations to receive a gambling license from the Illinois Gambling Board.

Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer

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Just as the first establishments to receive video gambling licenses make preparations to fire up their games, the Illinois Gaming Board has issued 70 new licenses. The second batch includes Richard's Chicken and Ribs in Round Lake Heights, Caliendo's Restaurant and Bar in Winfield and Moretti's Pizza in Lake in the Hills among the 12 suburban sites where licenses were approved.

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