Gambling
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Marijuana question dominant among several Northwest suburban referendumsSep 07, 2020 1:00 am - More than 10 months after the sale of recreational marijuana to adults will have been legal in Illinois, some Northwest suburbs will ask voters to weigh in on whether to...
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DraftKings, FanDuel fees deemed taxable in landmark IRS memo
Aug 22, 2020 6:19 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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Buffalo Grove continues to weigh break on gambling license feesAug 20, 2020 1:00 am - In the wake of a local restaurant asking for a break on gambling fees because of coronavirus-related hardships, Buffalo Grove is surveying fellow Northwest Municipal Con...
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Buffalo Grove debates restaurant's video gambling feesAug 14, 2020 6:00 am - In late February, Buffalo Grove's Original Bagel & Bialy restaurant paid $6,000 in village licensing fees to operate six video gambling machines through the end of April...
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Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin becomes third in state to open sportsbookAug 04, 2020 1:00 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: Finding PGA pick not easy this time aroundAug 04, 2020 1:00 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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Rolling Meadows planning new restrictions on video gamblingJul 29, 2020 1:00 am - Rolling Meadows aldermen have taken the first steps to imposing limits on video gambling in response to a proliferation of the machines after a citywide ban was overturn...
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Rozner: In Illinois, you can always bet on one winner. And it's not you.Jul 27, 2020 11:00 pm - 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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Racing is back in Arlington. Will spectators soon follow?Jul 22, 2020 11:00 pm - 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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The horses race in a big, empty Arlington ParkJul 22, 2020 11:00 pm - 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...