Articles filed under Sports Gambling
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Hawthorne plans sportsbooks at three suburban OTBs, including Prospect HeightsSep 17, 2020 2:37 pm - A retail sports betting site is expected to open as soon as next month inside Player's Pub & Grill in Prospect Heights - one of three new sportsbooks that will launch at...
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Gamblers place $52.5 million sports bets in July. The most bet on sport? Soccer.Sep 17, 2020 8:40 am - Soccer matches see the most wagers in Illinois' first full month of action
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DraftKings, FanDuel fees deemed taxable in landmark IRS memoAug 25, 2020 6:00 am - Daily fantasy sports companies like FanDuel and DraftKings must pay federal excise tax on their entry fees, the IRS has decided, in an internal memo that could cause a m...
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Rozner: Finding PGA pick not easy this time aroundAug 07, 2020 12:12 am - Some major championship weeks are as clear as can be. Among those that felt relatively easy to forecast in recent years were Jason Day at Whistling Straits, Dustin Johns...
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Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin becomes third in state to open sportsbookAug 07, 2020 8:12 am - Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin opened its new sportsbook this week, becoming the third casino in the state to offer bets on sports since it was legalized last year. The ...
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Rozner: In Illinois, you can always bet on one winner. And it's not you.Jul 30, 2020 11:24 am - Even if you're not interested in sports betting, you have to be fascinated by the politics of what's occurred over the last few weeks. It's enough to make you wonder wh...
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The horses race in a big, empty Arlington ParkJul 28, 2020 8:12 am - Arlington International Racecourse normally attracts thousands of spectators to watch and wager on the Sport of Kings. But on Thursday, nary more than a couple dozen joc...
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Racing is back in Arlington. Will spectators soon follow?Jul 24, 2020 8:22 am - When the starting gates open and bell rings this afternoon for the first post of an abbreviated 30-day racing season at Arlington International Racecourse, one sound mis...
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Spanish soccer gets early betting action at Des Plaines casino's new online sportsbookJun 26, 2020 6:00 am - Ordinarily this time of year, sports bettors might be laying down wagers on the NBA playoffs or Major League Baseball, but in the coronavirus era, Spanish domestic socce...
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Rivers Casino first in state to launch online sports bettingJun 23, 2020 8:31 am - Rivers Casino in Des Plaines on Thursday became the first gambling house in the state to offer legal sports betting online and with mobile devices. Illinois' most lucrat...