Gambling
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Aurora still betting on Hollywood Casino after 20 yearsJun 17, 2013 5:15 am - Hollywood Casino has been floating, in one way or another, on the Fox River in Aurora for 20 years, spanning at least two major pushes to revitalize the downtown of Illi...
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Editorial: Don’t ease conflict rules for video gamblingJun 14, 2013 5:00 am - A student who studies hard for a test wouldn’t want someone to copy her answers. That’s what rules against cheating are for. An inventor would want to protect his idea ...
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Arlington Heights commits potential slots revenue to affordable housingJun 12, 2013 5:15 am - Although legislation allowing slots at Arlington Park remains mired in the General Assembly, Arlington Heights already is planning how it will spend some of the revenue ...
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Track officials still hold out hope for slotsJun 06, 2013 5:21 pm - Arlington Park officials are still hopeful slot machines will eventually come to the track, even though lawmakers left Springfield last week without voting on the latest...
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Wheeling approves video gambling cafeJun 03, 2013 10:00 pm - The Wheeling village board on Monday approved on a 4-3 vote a controversial cafe that will serve beer and wine and have video gambling in the Fresh Farms Shopping Center...
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Illinois House backs online horse betting planMay 26, 2013 4:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A push to once again allow Illinoisans to bet on horses online continues to advance after the Illinois House on Sunday approved the proposal. Arlington Int...
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Lang takes name off gambling legislationMay 21, 2013 5:22 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The longtime backer of a push to expand gambling in Illinois has dropped his name from a pending bill over “perceived conflict of interest” with a law firm...
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$590M-plus Powerball: 1 winning ticket sold in FloridaMay 19, 2013 8:15 am - DES MOINES, Iowa — It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in...
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Bogusz: Des Plaines open for businessMay 07, 2013 11:00 am - New Des Plaines Mayor Matt Bogusz kicked off his first day on the job by visiting local businesses Tuesday morning, before heading to Springfield to meet with the city's...
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Lawmakers, Emanuel push hard for Chicago casinoMay 03, 2013 12:53 pm - Visitors to the nation’s third-largest city are usually spotted wandering the Magnificent Mile, snapping pictures of the Willis Tower and sampling Chicago-style deep dis...