Gambling
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Sale goes through, but concerns linger over new Rivers Casino ownershipJun 20, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Kentucky-based Churchill Downs Inc. completed its $326 million acquisition of a majority stake in Rivers Casino in Des Plaines despite state gambling regul...
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Man charged with $279K Aurora business theft surrenders, settles lawsuitJun 19, 2019 1:00 am - A DeKalb man accused of stealing $279,000 from a family business in Aurora in 2013 is free on bond after surrendering to authorities last week and has reached a settleme...
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O'Donnell: Vegas Stats and Info aiming to cash in on Chicago TVJun 13, 2019 1:00 am - What happens in Vegas continues to further impact that growing media intersection of Sports and Gaming. And with segments of Illinois business and leisure anxiously awai...
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As Illinois expands gambling, it will also try to determine how many gambling addicts it has
Jun 10, 2019 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story is a collaboration between ProPublica Illinois and WBEZ Chicago. ProPublica Illinois is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces in...
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Lake County considers ban on new video gambling terminalsJun 07, 2019 1:00 am - Pushing back against gambling expansion, Lake County officials are considering banning new video gambling licenses in unincorporated areas but say they need time to rese...
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'We're putting our fiscal house in order': Pritzker says gambling, pot will help repair broken state
Jun 05, 2019 1:00 am - Bringing a massive casino to Chicago's struggling neighborhoods and legalizing marijuana across Illinois is the price to pay for stabilizing the fiscal basket case that ...
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Will gambling expansion really bring state $1 billion a year?Jun 04, 2019 5:20 am - Some are skeptical of that figure after past predictions were wrong
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Could you soon place bets at Allstate Arena in Rosemont?Jun 04, 2019 1:00 am - Could patrons of the Allstate Arena soon be able to place bets at hockey games or even other events at the Rosemont venue? It's possible, say village officials, who beli...
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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...