Articles filed under Gambling
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Libertyville trustees to reconsider video gambling banAug 27, 2014 1:01 am - Libertyville village leaders will consider reversing a ban on video gambling enacted five years ago when the activity was new and the potential affect on communities was...
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Potawatomi withholds payment to WisconsinAug 27, 2014 1:01 am - SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. - The Forest County Potawatomi has refused to make its annual casino revenue payment to the state as Gov. Scott Walker mulls whether to approve a compe...
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Daily fantasy football creates big-dollar industryAug 25, 2014 1:01 am - LAS VEGAS - When lawmakers carved out an exemption for fantasy sports in a 2006 law targeting online poker, no one predicted that it would spawn an online gambling opera...
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Batavia: Still 'no' to video gamblingAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - Batavia still will not have video gambling. The city council voted 8-6 Monday to keep its ban in place. It banned video gambling in 2009 when the state first allowed it ...
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Blagojevich, state corruption feature in rulingAug 18, 2014 1:00 am - A U.S. appeals court took on the issue of Illinois corruption under now-imprisoned former Gov. Rod Blagojevich as it revived a lawsuit alleging that racetrack owners br...
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Batavia gets a step closer to repealing video gambling banJul 16, 2014 5:15 am - Video gambling may soon be allowed in Batavia. Batavia aldermen, in an 8-2 vote at Tuesday's joint committee meeting, said they favored repealing a 2009 ban on video gam...
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Company wants to turn vacant storefront in Island Lake into gambling parlorJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - A company that runs video gambling operations throughout Illinois hopes to find Lady Luck in Island Lake. Representatives of Laredo Hospitality spoke during Thursday's v...
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With video gambling, Lake Zurich guarding against 'mini Las Vegas'Jul 07, 2014 1:01 am - Now that Lake Zurich officials are on board with video gambling, Mayor Thomas Poynton says he and other officials want to ensure the village doesn't develop a "mini Las ...
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Suburbs see steep lottery sales growthJun 30, 2014 4:00 am - Every weekday on his way home from work, Maurice Shoots stops at the Car Spa Shell gas station and convenience store on Peterson Road in Libertyville to try his luck at ...
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Gambling U.S. soccer fans put money where mouth isJun 26, 2014 5:30 am - You know a sport has arrived when people are willing to gamble on it in record numbers. “Globally, the World Cup is bigger than the Super Bowl and March Madness,” says ...