Articles filed under Gambling
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New $185 million Hollywood Casino Joliet opens, seen as regional destination pointAug 12, 2025 10:31 am - The new Hollywood Casino Joliet opened Monday with fanfare that included a traditional Chinese lion dance and an announcement that the casino has become an official sponsor of the Chicago Bears.
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New Hollywood Casino in Joliet showcased as entertainment destination beyond gamblingAug 08, 2025 9:24 am - Hollywood Casino provided what amounted to a food tour of its new Joliet casino on Thursday, just days before the center is set to open to the public.
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Your favorite sport — sponsored by DraftKings — might have a problemJul 05, 2025 10:44 am - Since sports leagues remain entranced by sports gambling, here’s an idea for their next prop bet. What’s the over/under on how many professional athletes will get snagged in a betting scandal before you finish reading this sentence?
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Three high-profile Illinois casinos have now faced allegations over contractors with reputed mob tiesJul 05, 2025 4:00 am - The largest fine levied by the Illinois Gaming Board in recent memory — $3.2 million — was paid in 2003 by Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin, whose investors at the time inc...
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How Illinois generated $2 billion in tax revenue from gamblers in the last fiscal yearDec 07, 2024 4:00 pm - Gamblers in Illinois added more than $2 billion in tax revenue to the state’s coffers during the last fiscal year.
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New Aurora casino construction going well, mayor saysOct 22, 2024 6:54 pm - Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin said Tuesday that the construction of the new Hollywood Casino Aurora gets A+ grades for being on time, on budget and for the quality of work.
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$9.2 million lottery ticket ‘accidentally’ bought at Addison grocery storeOct 18, 2024 8:42 am - An unnamed Illinois Lottery player won a $9.2 million jackpot recently after the lottery machine at an Addison grocery store wouldn’t let him purchase the lottery ticket he wanted.
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‘A matter of our survival’: Naperville restaurant owners ask city to reconsider gambling banSep 18, 2024 6:27 pm - Naperville restaurant owners say video gaming could provide a much needed lifeline as they struggle with increased costs.
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Schaumburg man finishes 2nd at World Series of Poker’s Main Event tableJul 17, 2024 12:14 pm - Jordan Griff, a onetime Schaumburg resident, finished second at the World Series of Poker’s No Limit Hold’em Main Event and pocketed $6 million in winnings.
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MLB bans Tucupita Marcano for life for betting on baseball, four others get one-year suspensionsJun 04, 2024 6:46 pm - NEW YORK — San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano was banned from baseball for life for betting on the sport and four others were suspended for one year by Major Lea...