Gambling
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Pinnacle closes on deal including northwest Indiana casinoAug 15, 2013 9:39 am - EAST CHICAGO, Ind. — The sale of an Indiana casino along Lake Michigan has been completed. Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment now owns the Ameristar Casino in East C...
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Gurnee mayor: Lake County gambling vote 'stupid'Aug 14, 2013 10:00 am - Gurnee Mayor Kristina Kovarik labeled a vote by the Lake County Board to allow video gambling in bars and restaurants in unincorporated areas as “stupid,” saying it won'...
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Former Rosemont casino bidder killed in Michigan bike crashAug 13, 2013 3:47 pm - One of the men who attempted to build a casino in Rosemont more than a decade ago was killed Monday while riding his bicycle in southwestern Michigan. Kevin F. Flynn, 46...
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Lake County Board cites competitive fairness in close vote overturning video gambling banAug 13, 2013 11:00 am - A ban on video gambling in unincorporated Lake County was repealed and a new ordinance to allow it was approved by the county board in a close vote Tuesday. The 11-9 vot...
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Dead-beat parents would lose gambling winningsAug 12, 2013 5:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn Monday signed legislation that would take gambling winnings away from deadbeat parents who are behind on their child support. The legislation from state R...
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$1 million Powerball winner purchased in Round LakeAug 08, 2013 10:00 am - Marnia Chapai didn't have a lucky Powerball lottery ticket, but she's excited nonetheless because a $1 million winner came from the gasoline station she manages in Round...
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Lake County takes another look at allowing video gamingAug 06, 2013 5:30 am - Nearly four years after soundly rejecting video gaming, Lake County officials are taking another look at allowing bars and other establishments in the unincorporated are...
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Roselle may lift video gambling banJul 25, 2013 1:54 pm - More than three years after outlawing video gambling machines, the Roselle village board is ready to lift the ban. But bars, restaurants and a veterans establishment in ...
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Union: Rivers Casino tax appeals hurt Des PlainesJul 23, 2013 5:00 am - A national union representing hospitality industry workers claims Rivers Casino hasn't been a good neighbor to Des Plaines by not paying its fair share of property taxes...
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Tiny Chinese enclave remakes gambling world, VegasJul 07, 2013 8:00 am - LAS VEGAS — Most people still think of the U.S. gambling industry as anchored in Las Vegas. They might think of vestiges of the mob, or the town’s ill-advised flirtation...