Articles filed under Gambling
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Chips valued at $4,000 stolen at Rivers Casino, police sayApr 11, 2022 1:00 am - Someone stole four, $1,000 casino chips off a baccarat table inside Rivers Casino in Des Plaines on Friday, police said. The theft occurred about 1:30 p.m. in a high-lim...
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Palatine approves video gamblingApr 11, 2022 1:00 am - Palatine's village council Monday night voted to allow video gambling in the village beginning July 1. Only one member of the council, Tim Millar, voted against it, sayi...
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West Dundee delays start of video gambling push taxApr 08, 2022 1:00 am - West Dundee village trustees this week agreed to indefinitely defer starting a penny-per-push tax on video gambling machines. The village and several other communities a...
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Casino developer hears resident gripes about traffic, crime - and looming 'millstone'Apr 06, 2022 1:00 am - A wild card in Chicago's deck of possible casino developers on Tuesday tried to win over a packed auditorium of South Loop residents expressing concern over increased tr...
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For a short time only, Arlington Trackside reopens to gamblersApr 05, 2022 1:00 am - Though part of the pending property sale to the Chicago Bears and closed as an off-track betting parlor, Arlington Trackside is hosting daily cash poker table games thro...
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Towns rushed to get video gambling tax on books. The rollout hasn't been as swiftMar 28, 2022 1:00 am - Implementation of a penny-per-push tax on video gambling machines by suburbs that adopted it generally hasn't been as swift as last fall's rush to get it on their books ...
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Feder: David Kaplan to host new weeknight show on NBC Sports ChicagoMar 28, 2022 1:00 am - David Kaplan, a preeminent voice of sports in Chicago, is about to host a new Monday-through-Friday sports talk show on NBC Sports Chicago. Starting April 4 "Unfiltered ...
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Chicago casino bids down to threeMar 22, 2022 1:00 am - Chicago's drawn-out casino sweepstakes is down to three-of-a-kind, as Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday passed on a pair of proposals tied to McCormick Place - and extende...
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Constable: Once a sporting distraction, gambling now the main eventMar 15, 2022 5:30 am - In 2002, I wrote a column suggesting gambling was a distraction from the enjoyment of sporting events. Even though gambling on sporting events was illegal in Illinois, o...
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Nicasa Behavioral Health offering problem gambling servicesMar 13, 2022 1:00 am - Nicasa Behavioral Health Services is offering a range of services and information in March as part of Problem Gambling Awareness Month. Free educational workshops, virtu...