Gambling
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Palatine puts brakes on new video gambling licenses until next yearSep 09, 2022 1:00 am - Months after agreeing to issue its first video gambling licenses, Palatine is taking a pause until next year. The village council voted Tuesday to impose a moratorium on...
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Four charged with stealing $400,000 from video gambling machines in suburbs, elsewhereAug 25, 2022 1:00 am - An earlier version gave an incorrect town for The Winner's Circle. Three people accused of stealing about $400,000 from video gambling machines all across northern ...
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East Dundee gas station allowed to serve beer, wine to make way for video gamblingJul 21, 2022 1:00 am - An East Dundee gas station will be able to serve beer and wine with the creation of a new liquor license that could also bring video gambling to the station. Trustees ap...
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Interim Waukegan casino could open as soon as OctoberJun 10, 2022 1:00 am - Though the finished casino isn't set to be ready until 2025, Waukegan could become a destination for gamblers as soon as October. Aptly named "The Temporary by American ...
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Video gambling at gas stations? East Dundee is looking at proposalJun 08, 2022 1:00 am - East Dundee trustees are considering creating a new liquor license class that could bring video gambling to the village's gas stations. Trustees on Monday discussed the ...
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Chicago City Council signs off on Bally's casino plan
May 25, 2022 1:00 am - Chicago's 30-year quest for a casino and entertainment complex is drawing to a close, amid hopes it will produce the jackpot needed to bail out police and fire pension f...
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Gamblers' sports betting losses generate $122 million for Illinois in two yearsMay 21, 2022 1:00 am - Since Illinois sportsbooks began taking bets in March 2020, gamblers have lost more than $812 million wagering on various games, matches, tournaments and races. But the ...
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St. Charles loosens video gambling rules for businesses
May 17, 2022 1:00 am - The city of St. Charles will no longer require businesses to wait a year to apply for a video gambling license. At Monday's meeting, the St. Charles City Council voted 7...
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Lightfoot picks Bally's to run Chicago casinoMay 05, 2022 1:00 am - Mayor Lori Lightfoot has picked her casino winner. It's Bally's, which will get the right to build and operate the potentially lucrative gambling complex. Bally's plans ...
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Sources say Bally's River West casino plan expected to get Lightfoot's nod