Gambling
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State gambling revenues plummet during pandemicOct 05, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Revenues flowing into state coffers from legalized gambling operations plummeted during the fiscal year that ended June 30 as casinos, racetracks and other...
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Bears announce first sports betting sponsor partnership with PointsBetSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - The Bears announced a partnership Friday with PointsBet, making it the team's first sports betting sponsor. "As we break into the sports betting category for the first t...
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Hawthorne plans sportsbooks at three suburban OTBs, including Prospect HeightsSep 15, 2020 10:00 am - 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 15, 2020 1:00 am - Soccer matches see the most wagers in Illinois' first full month of action
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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...