Gambling
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Gambling U.S. soccer fans put money where mouth isJun 26, 2014 5:30 am - You know a sport has arrived when people are willing to gamble on it in record numbers. “Globally, the World Cup is bigger than the Super Bowl and March Madness,” says ...
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Veterans groups turn to video gambling to surviveJun 20, 2014 5:00 am - Faced with declining membership and lack of new blood, some veterans' organizations are pegging their survival on video gambling. A few, particularly those that installe...
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Lombard keeps ban on video gamblingJun 20, 2014 1:00 am - Lombard's ban on video gambling won't be going away anytime soon. Responding to feedback from residents, the village board on Thursday night decided to keep the ban, whi...
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Batavia VFW asks city to drop ban on video gamblingJun 03, 2014 1:01 am - Batavia will reconsider its ban on video gambling, at the request of leaders of a Veterans of Foreign Wars post. Dale Richard, past commander of Overseas Post 1197, told...
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DuPage businesses seek repeal of video gambling banMay 14, 2014 5:00 am - Nearly five years after DuPage became the first county in Illinois to prohibit video gambling machines, some businesses and a park district are asking for the ban to be ...
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Lake Zurich ups fee for video gambling liquor licenseMay 12, 2014 1:01 am - Lake Zurich will charge 10 times more for a special video gambling liquor license than originally planned for restaurants, bars and other establishments. Village board m...
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Island Lake mayor casts deciding vote to allow video gamblingMay 09, 2014 1:01 am - In a surprising policy reversal, the Island Lake village board has voted to allow video gambling machines in bars and restaurants. With trustees tied 3-3, Mayor Charles ...
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Video gambling up for a vote again in Island LakeMay 08, 2014 5:30 am - Island Lake Trustee Chuck Cermak is again trying to persuade his peers on the village board to allow video gambling in town. For the third time in less than a year, the ...
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Agreement: Rivers Casino can't threaten workers wanting unionMay 06, 2014 1:00 am - Rivers Casino management must post a notice to employees promising not to threaten them if they seek to join a union, according to a settlement between the Des Plaines c...
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No shortage of horses as Arlington track opensMay 01, 2014 9:01 am - As the historic racetrack on the corner of Euclid and Wilke opens its gates for another season today, more than 2,000 horses are expected to find a home on the Arlington...