Articles filed under Gambling
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Prospect Heights sportsbook open in time for March MadnessMar 16, 2021 1:00 am - Days before the March Madness college basketball tournament is set to tip off, bettors now have a new brick-and-mortar sportsbook in the Northwest suburbs to make their ...
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Rivers Casino expansion gets go-ahead from Des Plaines City CouncilMar 15, 2021 5:30 am - A proposed $87 million expansion of Rivers Casino hit the jackpot with Des Plaines aldermen on Monday night, getting an enthusiastic go-ahead from the city Council. The ...
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Schaumburg approves 5 gambling cafes, sticks to that limitFeb 24, 2021 12:00 am - Schaumburg trustees on Tuesday approved plans for the maximum five gambling cafes they agreed to allow when they decided two years ago that residents could open such bus...
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Rivers Casino expansion plan includes events ballroom, moreFeb 17, 2021 6:00 pm - Rivers Casino's stalled but long-anticipated expansion plans in Des Plaines were unveiled Wednesday, calling for a two-story addition that will house a poker room, more ...
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Rivers Casino reopens after late Sunday kitchen fireFeb 15, 2021 12:00 am - Rivers Casino in Des Plaines reopened at 7 a.m. Monday after a late Sunday night fire in the kitchen of an attached restaurant forced an evacuation. No injuries were rep...
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Illinois gamblers wagered $45.6M on Super BowlFeb 09, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois generated nearly $1.2 million in gambling tax revenue from Super Bowl bets made at sportsbooks throughout the state. That's according to preliminary wagering in...
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Constable: Arlington High grad keeps on quarterbacking the anti-gambling movementFeb 06, 2021 12:00 am - In his first game as quarterback for the now-defunct Arlington High School Cardinals in 1956, Tom Grey passed for a touchdown, ran for a touchdown and earned the headlin...
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Rockford casino gets preliminary OK as regulators probe key investor from NapervilleFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - Illinois gambling regulators gave an initial green light to what could become the state's 11th casino Thursday, handing down preliminary approval for a proposed Hard Roc...
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Trying to win Mega Millions? These are the numbers that come up mostJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - With a jackpot nearing $1 billion, sales of Mega Millions lottery tickets are soaring ahead of the next scheduled drawing Friday. When 70 sequentially numbered white bal...
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Do you feel lucky? Suburbs on a roll with 3 lottery wins, bigger jackpot looming FridayJan 21, 2021 12:00 am - So you didn't win the $731.1 million Powerball. Not to worry, something even bigger is on deck with Friday's Mega Millions drawing. With a jackpot projected to be in t...