Articles filed under Gambling
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Schaumburg reduces size requirement, clarifies other rules for gambling cafes
Nov 19, 2020 9:50 AM - Schaumburg officials overturned the village's long-standing ban on video gambling last year, and now are preparing to permit video gambling cafes in 2021. -
Elk Grove, Mount Prospect, Park Ridge voters support recreational pot sales
Nov 4, 2020 12:27 AM - Voters in Elk Grove Village, Mount Prospect and Park Ridge support allowing recreational marijuana sales in their hometowns, according to the preliminary results of advisory referendums in each community Tuesday. -
Reduced hours, new capacity limits at most Illinois casinos
Oct 29, 2020 7:47 PM - Eight of Illinois' 10 casinos are operating under reduced daily hours and new capacity limits amid rising COVID-19 positivity rates in most state regions. -
State gambling revenues plummet during pandemic
Oct 5, 2020 4:29 PM - Revenues flowing into state coffers from legalized gambling operations plummeted during the fiscal year that ended June 30 as casinos, racetracks and other video gambling venues were forced to close during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Bears announce first sports betting sponsor partnership with PointsBetSep 25, 2020 8:05 PM - The Bears announced a partnership Friday with PointsBet, making it the team's first sports betting sponsor. "As we break into the sports betting category for the first time, we couldn't be more excited to welcome PointsBet to the Bears family as a proud partner," Bears President & CEO Ted Phillips said in a statement. "This deal will bring fans a new way to interact with and cheer on the club."
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Gamblers place $52.5 million sports bets in July. The most bet on sport? Soccer.
Sep 15, 2020 7:57 PM - The first full month of sports betting in Illinois had gamblers placing $52.5 million in wagers during July. -
Hawthorne plans sportsbooks at three suburban OTBs, including Prospect Heights
Sep 15, 2020 6:12 PM - A retail sports betting site is expected to open as soon as next month inside Player's Pub & Grill in Prospect Heights -- one of three new sportsbooks that will launch at existing off-track betting parlors operated by Hawthorne Race Course. -
Marijuana question dominant among several Northwest suburban referendums
Sep 7, 2020 10:58 PM - More than 10 months after the sale of recreational marijuana to adults will have been legal in Illinois, some Northwest suburbs will ask their residents to weigh in on local policy with advisory referendums on the Nov. 3 ballot. -
DraftKings, FanDuel fees deemed taxable in landmark IRS memo
Aug 22, 2020 6:19 AM - Daily fantasy sports are online games that let fans -- in exchange for an entry fee -- compete for cash prizes contingent on the performance of the professional athletes they select in their fantasy lineup. The memo says the IRS considers the entry fees to meet the definition of a wager under the tax code.
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Buffalo Grove continues to weigh break on gambling license fees
Aug 20, 2020 3:08 PM - In the wake of a local restaurant asking for a break on gambling fees because of coronavirus-related hardships, Buffalo Grove is surveying fellow Northwest Municipal Conference communities about prorating license fees, Village Manager Dane Bragg said this week.
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