Articles filed under Sports Gambling
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Rozner: Finding PGA pick not easy this time around
Aug 4, 2020 5:38 PM - Sifting through the PGA Championship field and looking for a winner is no easy task this year.
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Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin becomes third in state to open sportsbook
Aug 4, 2020 4:02 PM - Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin opened its new sportsbook this week, becoming the third casino in the state to offer bets on sports since it was legalized last year. -
Rozner: In Illinois, you can always bet on one winner. And it's not you.
Jul 28, 2020 4:05 PM - Even if you're not interested in sports betting, you have to be fascinated by the politics of what's occurred over the last few weeks. -
The horses race in a big, empty Arlington Park
Jul 24, 2020 8:12 AM - Arlington International Racecourse normally attracts thousands of spectators to watch and wager on the Sport of Kings. But on Thursday, nary more than a couple dozen jockeys, trainers and racing officials - all wearing face masks - were at the Arlington Heights oval for the start of what will be an unusual, abbreviated racing season. -
Racing is back in Arlington. Will spectators soon follow?
Jul 23, 2020 8:06 AM - When the starting gates open and bell rings this afternoon for the first post of an abbreviated 30-day racing season at Arlington International Racecourse, one sound missing will be that of fans cheering from the grandstand. But management at the Arlington Heights racetrack still holds out hope they can persuade state regulators to allow in some spectators before season's end Sept. 26. -
Spanish soccer gets early betting action at Des Plaines casino's new online sportsbook
Jun 26, 2020 6:00 AM - Ordinarily this time of year, sports bettors might be laying down wagers on the NBA playoffs or Major League Baseball, but in the coronavirus era, Spanish domestic soccer is getting most of the action. -
Rivers Casino first in state to launch online sports betting
Jun 18, 2020 3:10 PM - Rivers Casino in Des Plaines on Thursday became the first gambling house in the state to offer legal sports betting online and with mobile devices. -
Rozner: PGA Tour golf returns Thursday…finally
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Fantasy sports betting a game of skill, not chance, state Supreme Court rulesApr 16, 2020 5:46 PM - A statute dating back to the early 1800s cannot be applied to daily fantasy sports betting, Illinois' highest court ruled Thursday. Fantasy sports, the court ruled, are games dominated by skill, not by chance.
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A decade after missing out on casino, sportsbook and slots on tap in Rosemont
Apr 13, 2020 5:30 AM - From playing the slots at a local hotel bar to placing a bet near the Allstate Arena, Rosemont officials are making preparations for an expansion of gambling in their town more than a decade after losing out on a state casino license.
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