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Days after submitting Arlington Park bid, Bears ink deal with Churchill's Rivers Casino
Jun 22, 2021 5:34 PM - Days after submitting a bid to buy the Churchill Downs Inc.-owned Arlington Park, the Chicago Bears on Tuesday announced a new partnership with the company's Rivers Casino in Des Plaines. -
Illinois mental health experts see varied impacts of sports gambling a year into state's legalization
Jun 16, 2021 12:15 PM - On Friday, wagering on athletics through online sports books will have been live and legal in Illinois for a year, and for every 100 bettors who put up only what they can afford to lose in hopes strings of events facing long odds occur for big payouts, about three will develop unhealthy gambling problems, said Faye Freeman-Smith, a member of the board of directors for the group Illinois Council on Problem Gambling and a gambling counselor.
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Jim O'Donnell: Duchossois 'sad' about probable end of Arlington? Don't bet on it
Jun 9, 2021 3:06 PM - There is a level of sadness for Dick Duchossois regarding the expected closing of Arlington Park.
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Former Gov. Edgar calls on Pritzker to exert pressure on Arlington Park owner
May 29, 2021 4:56 PM - Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar -- a longtime racehorse owner and breeder -- urged Gov. J.B. Pritzker and state leaders to exert pressure on the owner of Arlington Park in an eleventh-hour attempt to save the historic racing venue and the struggling Illinois horse racing industry. -
Editorial: Governor's influence could help in fight to save Arlington Park
May 29, 2021 2:00 PM - This Daily Herald editorial urges Gov. J.B. Pritzker to exert the influence of his office to try to save Arlington Park. -
Jim O'Donnell: Vegas-wise Brent Musburger isn't bullish on the 2021 Bears
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Arlington Heights to consider prohibiting Churchill Downs from barring gambling in track sale
Apr 30, 2021 6:50 PM - Arlington Heights trustees Monday will consider prohibiting Churchill Downs Inc. from placing a restrictive covenant on the Arlington Park land, as part of the municipality's effort to preserve redevelopment options for the massive site -- including its continued operation as a horse racing facility or having other forms of gambling there. -
Lawmakers consider lifting ban on betting on in-state colleges, universities
Apr 28, 2021 4:43 PM - State lawmakers are considering a number of changes to Illinois gambling laws, including a measure that would lift the prohibition on gambling on in-state colleges and universities. -
Rozner: How to pick a winner at the Masters
Apr 5, 2021 1:32 PM - The best week in golf is underway and that means trying to pick a winner at the Masters.
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Feder: DraftKings acquires VSiN from Chicago entrepreneurs
Mar 30, 2021 6:45 AM - VSiN, the Las Vegas-based sports information network founded by a group of Chicago entrepreneurs in 2017, has been acquired by DraftKings, the sports betting operator and technology company.
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