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Barrington Hills businessman's bid for racino thwarted
Oct 15, 2019 6:36 PM - A Barrington Hills gambling magnate's bid to open a combined horse racing track and casino in the Southwest suburbs was thwarted Tuesday after Gov. J.B. Pritzker halted a plan to sell state land for the development. -
Video gambling increase in Lake CountyOct 9, 2019 11:58 AM - The Lake County Board on Tuesday amended the local ordinance governing video gambling to increase the number of terminals allowed, per the state Video Gaming Act.
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Marijuana sales, video gambling likely will be on ballot in Rosemont
Oct 8, 2019 8:52 PM - Rosemont likely will ask its 1,600 registered voters to weigh in at the ballot box in March about whether the village should overturn its long-standing ban on video gambling, and allow recreational marijuana sales in town. -
Schaumburg lifts 7-year ban on video gambling; Boomers Stadium can get them
Sep 25, 2019 6:43 AM - Schaumburg trustees Tuesday night voted to end the village's seven-year outright ban on video gambling with a set of lesser regulations. -
Will Arlington Park have a 2020 season? Racing board vote expected today.
Sep 24, 2019 11:47 AM - The short-term future of Arlington International Racecourse rests in the hands of the Illinois Racing Board, which on Tuesday plans to press parent company Churchill Downs for answers about its long-term plans for the storied racing mecca. -
Casino revenues fall, but video gambling bolsters state's wagering
Sep 21, 2019 4:36 PM - Gambling revenue hit its highest level ever last year with a take of more than $1.4 billion. The increase was almost solely due to a nearly $50 million spike in video gambling revenues, while casino revenue dropped again.
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Could Saturday be the last day of racing, ever, at Arlington Park?
Sep 18, 2019 7:19 PM - The parent company of Arlington International Racecourse has less than a week to prove to a state panel that it's committed to racing at the Arlington Heights track beyond 2021, or risk losing racing for 2020. -
Trustees recommend Schaumburg allow video gambling
Sep 18, 2019 3:23 PM - By a 4-2 vote, Schaumburg trustees Tuesday recommended replacing the village's outright ban on video gambling for the past seven years with a set of lesser regulations. -
O'Donnell: McCauley emerges as voice of the people in Arlington Park situation
Sep 19, 2019 6:02 AM - Tom McCauley stands up to Churchill Downs Inc. at racing board hearing.
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Angry board grills Arlington Park president, gives track a week to decide if it's 'no longer a horse racing enterprise'
Sep 18, 2019 8:54 AM - Churchill Downs Inc. last month blamed high taxes, a saturated gambling market and contributions to a state thoroughbred purse fund as reasons not to invest in up to 1,200 slots and table games allowed under the state's new law. Illinois Racing Board commissioner Thomas McCauley called that "nonsense."
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