Articles filed under Gambling
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Patron stole $700 in chips at Rivers Casino, police sayMar 25, 2024 3:49 pm - A Chicago man was arrested Saturday after he repeatedly stole gambling chips off tables inside Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, police said. Abdul Barr, 44, of the 2800 blo...
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Pritzker proposal would more than double sports betting tax rateMar 17, 2024 5:00 am - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is willing to bet an increase that would more than double the tax rate on sports gambling won’t negatively affect an industry that generated m...
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Jim O'Donnell: If Kyle Shanahan can't pick a winner, how can America?Feb 11, 2024 6:00 am - AN ESTEEMED ANTIGUA-BASED ODDSMAKER once said: “Everything in life starts out at 50-50. It happens or it doesn't.” Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs +2 today? It hap...
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Aurora creates TIF district for new casino siteJan 29, 2024 3:30 pm - The Aurora City Council has approved a tax increment financing district for the new site of the Hollywood Aurora Casino, so Penn Entertainment can use property tax money ...
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$3 million scratch-off ticket sold at Mount Prospect 7-ElevenJan 26, 2024 11:48 am - A $3 million winning scratch-off ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven in Mount Prospect, Illinois Lottery officials said Friday. The winner, who requested to remain anonymous, i...
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Deer Park to allow video gambling -- but only at one businessDec 15, 2023 11:26 am - For the first time since they were legalized in Illinois, video gambling machines will be allowed in Deer Park -- but only at a local bowling alley. The village board on ...
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O’Donnell: Doctor, doctor, give me the score – NFL ‘23 on quite a roll with house callsDec 13, 2023 4:13 pm - BY NOW, ANYONE WHO CARES realizes that NFL games can easily be doctored. Under existing federal law, according to author Brian Tuohy, that’s all perfectly legal regar...
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Jim O'Donnell: From Vegas overnight, former Daily Herald contributor sharpens sports gaming columnDec 06, 2023 12:00 am - WITH LEGAL SPORTS BETTING now serving as the gateway social morphine for segments of America, the land has never been as littered with so many worthless touts. As the la...
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McHenry doesn't want gambling parlors, but defining what those are is no sure betDec 04, 2023 12:00 am - The McHenry City Council has been clear in the past: It does not want gambling cafes or parlors in the city. The problem, City Administrator Derik Morefield said, is def...
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Ground breaking held for new Aurora casinoNov 30, 2023 12:00 am - Aurora officials and representatives of Penn Entertainment broke ground Wednesday on the new site for the Hollywood Casino. The complex, expected to cost $360 million t...