Articles filed under Gambling
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Lightfoot lists potential casino sites in ChicagoJul 17, 2019 1:00 am - Five potential sites for a Chicago casino were announced Wednesday, but one location - the old Michael Reese Hospital site in Bronzeville - was slammed by the local alde...
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State picks Las Vegas firm to consult on Chicago casinoJul 12, 2019 1:00 am - The Illinois Gaming Board has selected a Las Vegas firm to study the feasibility of a casino in Chicago, taking the first step toward bringing a long-sought gambling den...
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'This is video gambling': Arlington Heights set to ban sweepstakes machinesJul 11, 2019 5:00 am - Arlington Heights is set to join Mount Prospect, Mundelein and Huntley in banning electronic sweepstakes machines, which local officials say resemble video gambling. The...
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There won't be a ban on new video gambling locations in Lake CountyJul 11, 2019 1:00 am - A proposed ban on new video gambling locations in unincorporated Lake County has been defeated and is unlikely to be considered again. The defeat comes despite nine coun...
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Lake County Board to talk gambling ban TuesdayJul 05, 2019 1:00 am - The Lake County Board will meet Tuesday morning in Waukegan to discuss a moratorium on new video gambling machines at businesses in unincorporated areas and other busine...
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Lake County closer to halting video gambling expansionJun 27, 2019 1:00 am - Lake County officials are moving ahead with plans to prohibit the expansion of video gambling in unincorporated areas. The financial and administrative committee on Thur...
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Sale goes through, but concerns linger over new Rivers Casino ownershipJun 20, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Kentucky-based Churchill Downs Inc. completed its $326 million acquisition of a majority stake in Rivers Casino in Des Plaines despite state gambling regul...
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Man charged with $279K Aurora business theft surrenders, settles lawsuitJun 19, 2019 1:00 am - A DeKalb man accused of stealing $279,000 from a family business in Aurora in 2013 is free on bond after surrendering to authorities last week and has reached a settleme...
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O'Donnell: Vegas Stats and Info aiming to cash in on Chicago TVJun 13, 2019 1:00 am - What happens in Vegas continues to further impact that growing media intersection of Sports and Gaming. And with segments of Illinois business and leisure anxiously awai...
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As Illinois expands gambling, it will also try to determine how many gambling addicts it hasJun 10, 2019 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story is a collaboration between ProPublica Illinois and WBEZ Chicago. ProPublica Illinois is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces in...