Gambling
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Illinois State Lottery announces end of My3 gameSep 10, 2014 1:01 am - The Illinois Lottery has decided to remove My3 from its draw game portfolio, following a recommendation from its private manager. Northstar Lottery Group initiated the g...
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Baltimore adds to urban gambling jackpot with new casinoSep 01, 2014 1:01 am - BALTIMORE - The inside of the new Horseshoe casino looks like any gambling palace on the Las Vegas Strip, filled with blinking slot machines, blackjack tables, cocktail ...
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Libertyville trustees to reconsider video gambling banAug 27, 2014 1:01 am - Libertyville village leaders will consider reversing a ban on video gambling enacted five years ago when the activity was new and the potential affect on communities was...
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Potawatomi withholds payment to WisconsinAug 27, 2014 1:01 am - SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. - The Forest County Potawatomi has refused to make its annual casino revenue payment to the state as Gov. Scott Walker mulls whether to approve a compe...
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Daily fantasy football creates big-dollar industryAug 25, 2014 1:01 am - LAS VEGAS - When lawmakers carved out an exemption for fantasy sports in a 2006 law targeting online poker, no one predicted that it would spawn an online gambling opera...
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Batavia: Still 'no' to video gamblingAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - Batavia still will not have video gambling. The city council voted 8-6 Monday to keep its ban in place. It banned video gambling in 2009 when the state first allowed it ...
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Blagojevich, state corruption feature in rulingAug 18, 2014 1:00 am - A U.S. appeals court took on the issue of Illinois corruption under now-imprisoned former Gov. Rod Blagojevich as it revived a lawsuit alleging that racetrack owners br...
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Batavia gets a step closer to repealing video gambling banJul 16, 2014 5:15 am - Video gambling may soon be allowed in Batavia. Batavia aldermen, in an 8-2 vote at Tuesday's joint committee meeting, said they favored repealing a 2009 ban on video gam...
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Company wants to turn vacant storefront in Island Lake into gambling parlorJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - A company that runs video gambling operations throughout Illinois hopes to find Lady Luck in Island Lake. Representatives of Laredo Hospitality spoke during Thursday's v...
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With video gambling, Lake Zurich guarding against 'mini Las Vegas'Jul 07, 2014 1:01 am - Now that Lake Zurich officials are on board with video gambling, Mayor Thomas Poynton says he and other officials want to ensure the village doesn't develop a "mini Las ...