Articles filed under Sports Gambling
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Illinois gamblers bet nearly $61 million on Super BowlFeb 17, 2022 5:33 pm - Illinois gamblers wagered nearly $61 million on the Super Bowl, regulators announced Tuesday, a 33% increase from last year when the big game was on the board legally fo...
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Elmhurst resident wins $1.2 million from online sports betting appJan 15, 2022 6:19 am - Elmhurst resident Marco Piemonte didn't expect that his hobby of online sports betting would win him more than $1 million. But Piemonte — son of the late local car lege...
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Divided state panel rejects request to keep open Arlington Park's OTBsDec 20, 2021 7:48 am - A divided state panel Thursday denied Arlington Park and parent company Churchill Downs Inc.'s request to keep open their network of off-track betting parlors now that t...
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Chicago lifts city ban on sports betting - and imposes a 2% taxDec 16, 2021 2:33 pm - A divided Chicago City Council agreed Wednesday to lift the Chicago ban on sports betting - and impose a 2% tax on gross revenues from it - paving the way for sportsbook...
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Will Arlington Park get to keep OTBs? State panel hasn't made a decision yetDec 14, 2021 7:36 am - This story has been corrected with the estimated amount of net profit Churchill Downs Inc. would stand to gain by keeping open its network of off-track betting parlo...
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Bill allowing wagers on in-state college sports will head to governorOct 30, 2021 7:47 am - SPRINGFIELD - Betting on in-state college sports could become legal with the stroke of the governor's pen after lawmakers in the General Assembly approved an amendment t...
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Senate revives measure to allow limited sports betting on in-state collegesOct 28, 2021 11:30 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A state Senate committee revived a gambling bill Wednesday that would allow for limited betting on in-state college sports teams, sending it to the full Se...
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Man who brought massive gambling ring to Illinois State University avoids prisonSep 29, 2021 5:24 am - The youngest person charged in connection with a massive international gambling ring, who was accused by the feds of running a "significant bookmaking operation" at Illi...
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Welcome to baseball and gambling ... with apologies to Charlie HustleAug 22, 2021 10:28 am - Where to start? I guess apologies to Pete Rose is as good a place as any. To old Cub manager Leo Durocher, as well. Willie Mays. Mickey Mantle. Maybe Michael Jordan, too...
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'They killed it': Duchossois' son blames politicians, not Churchill, for Arlington Park's endAug 16, 2021 3:44 pm - Amid the pageantry of the final Arlington Million Day - a day to honor Dick Duchossois and his family for their contributions to horse racing - Duchossois' son blamed no...