Articles filed under Gambling
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Barrington Hills businessman's bid for racino thwartedOct 15, 2019 1:00 am - A Barrington Hills gambling magnate's bid to open a combined horse racing track and casino in the Southwest suburbs was thwarted Tuesday after Gov. J.B. Pritzker halted ...
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Video gambling increase in Lake CountyOct 09, 2019 1:00 am - The Lake County Board on Tuesday amended the local ordinance governing video gambling to increase the number of terminals allowed, per the state Video Gaming Act. The st...
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Marijuana sales, video gambling likely will be on ballot in RosemontOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - Rosemont likely will ask its 1,600 registered voters to weigh in at the ballot box in March about whether the village should overturn its long-standing ban on video gamb...
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Schaumburg lifts 7-year ban on video gambling; Boomers Stadium can get themSep 25, 2019 5:30 am - Schaumburg trustees Tuesday night voted to overturn the village's seven-year outright ban on video gambling with a set of lesser regulations. Trustees voted 4-2 in favor...
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Will Arlington Park have a 2020 season? Racing board vote expected today.Sep 24, 2019 5:00 am - The short-term future of Arlington International Racecourse rests in the hands of the Illinois Racing Board, which on Tuesday plans to press parent company Churchill Dow...
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Casino revenues fall, but video gambling bolsters state's wageringSep 21, 2019 1:00 am - Gamblers brought in more money for the state than ever before last year, even though casino revenues were down. Those were among the findings in a new wagering revenue a...
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Trustees recommend Schaumburg allow video gamblingSep 18, 2019 5:25 am - By a 4-2 vote, Schaumburg trustees Tuesday recommended replacing the village's outright ban on video gambling for the past seven years with a set of lesser regulations. ...
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Could Saturday be the last day of racing, ever, at Arlington Park?Sep 18, 2019 1:00 am - The parent company of Arlington International Racecourse has less than a week to prove to a state panel that it's committed to racing at the Arlington Heights track beyo...
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O'Donnell: McCauley emerges as voice of the people in Arlington Park situationSep 18, 2019 1:00 am - TO THOSE FAMILIAR with his bona fides, Tom McCauley is not an unlikely hero. In 1983, as a young attorney, he represented Dick Duchossois, Sheldon Robbins, Joe Joyce and...
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Angry board grills Arlington Park president, gives track a week to decide if it's 'no longer a horse racing enterprise'Sep 17, 2019 1:00 am - Weeks after the stunning announcement that the corporate owners of Arlington International Racecourse won't pursue a newly authorized casino license, state horse racing ...