Gambling
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Waukegan finally gets its seat at casino tableJun 03, 2019 1:00 am - After waiting for decades, Waukegan finally has a seat at the Illinois gambling table, with a casino approved as part of a sweeping gambling expansion bill. Legislators ...
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Pritzker wouldn't put Chicago casino downtown
Jun 03, 2019 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Monday he would prefer a newly allowed Chicago casino be located separately from the downtown business district and away from McCormick Place. Wh...
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Happy about gambling expansion? Elgin, Aurora casinos, no. Rivers Casino, yes.Jun 03, 2019 1:00 am - The massive gambling expansion approved by state legislators over the weekend elicited different reactions from suburban casinos and officials: thumbs-up from Des Plaine...
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Arlington Park: Too soon to say when casino games will be availableJun 03, 2019 1:00 am - Arlington International Racecourse officials said Monday they are pleased with legislation passed over the weekend permitting slots, table games and sports betting at th...
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Rozner: Expanded gambling finally arrives in IllinoisJun 02, 2019 1:00 am - Seeing as how it's the state motto, the new gambling bill could have just as easily been called, “Smash and Grab.” As in, smash it through the Illinois General Assembly ...
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Illinois Senate backs legalized sports gambling, more casinosJun 02, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Six new casinos, along with legalized sports betting, are coming to Illinois after Senate lawmakers approved a massive gambling expansion bill Sunday. Sena...
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On final day of legislative session, major bills are still waiting to be unveiledMay 31, 2019 5:30 am - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker is counting on a host of new revenue streams to fund the budget he proposed to the General Assembly. Those include higher taxes on cigar...
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6 new casinos, slots at airports, sports betting part of new gambling proposalMay 31, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Six new casinos along with sports betting parlors at Chicago's arenas and even slots at the airports might be two of a host of changes coming to Illinois' ...
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James Holzhauer is the face of 'Jeopardy!' He's also the new face of sports betting.
May 20, 2019 1:00 am - For decades, the faces of the American sports bettor were caricatures: a chain-smoker with a curled-up racing form, a bookie sitting in a dimly lit room, a shrieking tou...
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Warrant: Suspect in Aurora casino bomb scare sought to 'take over and destroy'May 16, 2019 1:00 am - A Chicago man facing felony charges accusing him of making a Feb. 12 bomb threat that caused the evacuation of the Hollywood casino in Aurora told authorities he had a m...