Gambling
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Sports betting advocates push for legalization in IllinoisFeb 25, 2016 12:00 am - As spring training kicks off for Major League teams across the country, fans are picking their fantasy teams. But after an opinion last year that daily fantasy sports b...
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Video gambling group leader could lose license to run machinesFeb 05, 2016 12:00 am - The president of a statewide group of video gambling machine operators faces having his own license to run the machines revoked. A complaint from the Illinois Gaming Boa...
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Rivers, Grand Victoria casinos' revenues level offJan 14, 2016 12:00 am - Elgin's Grand Victoria Casino stanched its revenue declines in 2015, while Rivers Casino in Des Plaines ended its growth spurt. Both saw revenue level off, statistics fr...
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Constable: Mere hope of a Powerball win worth $2Jan 12, 2016 4:00 am - I'm thinking of the name of some random person in the United States. It can be the name of any athlete, movie star, celebrity, friend, family member, co-worker, stranger...
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Are you playing? These are the most common Powerball numbersJan 08, 2016 12:00 am - Over the course of Powerball's 24-year history, no numbered red ball has popped out of the lottery's drawing machine more frequently than the one with the number “20” st...
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Nobody wins $500M Powerball; next one is $675MJan 06, 2016 12:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A lottery official says the estimated prize for this weekend's Powerball drawing is the largest jackpot of any lottery game in U.S. history. Texa...
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Daily fantasy betting illegal, Lisa Madigan saysDec 23, 2015 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Daily fantasy sports betting is illegal gambling under Illinois law, Attorney General Lisa Madigan said Wednesday. Madigan's opinion, sought by two Democr...
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Rivers Casino owes county $3 million in unpaid taxesDec 23, 2015 12:00 am - A recent Illinois Supreme Court decision will allow Cook County to collect about $3 million in unpaid taxes and generate another $1 million in tax revenue annually from ...
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4 state fines for underage gambling - all in MundeleinNov 20, 2015 12:00 am - In more than three years that video gambling machines have operated in Illinois bars and restaurants, four locations have been fined by the state Gaming Board for lettin...
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Lack of gambling money means fewer projects in ElginNov 17, 2015 12:00 am - About $2.1 million worth of projects on Elgin's "to do" list did not move forward this year due to the state's withholding of gambling revenues, officials said. The larg...