Articles filed under Gambling
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Illinois gamblers bet nearly $61 million on Super BowlFeb 16, 2022 12:00 am - Illinois gamblers wagered nearly $61 million on the Super Bowl, regulators announced Tuesday, a 33% increase from last year when the big game was on the board legally fo...
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Mount Prospect agrees to split licensing fees for video gamblingFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - Restaurants and bars in Mount Prospect with video gambling will now split local licensing fees evenly with the terminal operators, as a result of a change in the village...
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Elmhurst resident wins $1.2 million from online sports betting appJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - Elmhurst resident Marco Piemonte didn't expect that his hobby of online sports betting would win him more than $1 million. But Piemonte — son of the late local car lege...
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Divided state panel rejects request to keep open Arlington Park's OTBsDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - A divided state panel Thursday denied Arlington Park and parent company Churchill Downs Inc.'s request to keep open their network of off-track betting parlors now that t...
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Chicago lifts city ban on sports betting - and imposes a 2% taxDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - A divided Chicago City Council agreed Wednesday to lift the Chicago ban on sports betting - and impose a 2% tax on gross revenues from it - paving the way for sportsbook...
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Chicago council could vote Wednesday to lift ban on sports bettingDec 13, 2021 12:00 am - After furious lobbying behind the scenes and a clash of the titans in public, a joint city council committee agreed Monday to lift the Chicago ban on sports betting to a...
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Las Vegas company is state gaming board's pick to run Waukegan casinoDec 08, 2021 12:00 am - State regulators on Wednesday selected a Las Vegas-based company as their choice to run the long-planned Waukegan casino over a group led by former Lake County state law...
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Will Arlington Park get to keep OTBs? State panel hasn't made a decision yetNov 18, 2021 3:00 pm - This story has been corrected with the estimated amount of net profit Churchill Downs Inc. would stand to gain by keeping open its network of off-track betting parlo...
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Waukegan casino license delayed as spurned tribe complains of 'rigged process'Nov 18, 2021 12:00 am - The lengthy process to select the developer of a new casino in Waukegan just got longer. State regulators were expected to name a winner in the two-years-and-counting ra...
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Downers Grove delays decision on video gamblingNov 10, 2021 12:00 am - Downers Grove commissioners this week postponed a decision on whether to reverse the village's ban on video gambling. The village council voted 5-2 for the delay, which ...