Articles filed under Gambling
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With Rivers Casino purchase, future of Arlington Park unclearNov 02, 2018 1:00 am - Churchill Downs Inc.'s CEO said the company's plan to buy a majority share of Rivers Casino in Des Plaines for $500 million was born from a desire to expand into other a...
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Owner of Arlington Park seeks to buy majority stake in Rivers Casino in Des PlainesNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - Churchill Downs Inc., owner of Arlington Park in Arlington Heights and host of the Kentucky Derby, announced Wednesday it signed an agreement to buy Rivers Casino in Des...
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Lake in the Hills American Legion wants own Queen of Hearts raffleOct 24, 2018 1:00 am - Suburban fraternal groups striving to draw crowds to their venues soon might imitate McHenry Veterans of Foreign War Post 4600, where a recent high-stakes Queen of Heart...
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You didn't win Mega Millions, but what about Powerball?Oct 24, 2018 1:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa - Never has the sixth-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history seemed so small. Wednesday night's $620 million Powerball jackpot looks sort of puny given...
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Here are the winning Mega Millions numbers (and tips if you win)Oct 23, 2018 1:00 am - Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing is: 5-28-62-65-70 Mega Ball: 5. The Megaplier is 3. Think you're a winner? First things first: Quadruple-check your ticket after Tu...
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How legalized sports gambling could create a new kind of fan experienceOct 06, 2018 1:09 am - Ted Leonsis was never a gambler. An entrepreneur, a businessman, a philanthropist, an investor - but never much of a gambler. So he's perhaps an unlikely torchbearer for...
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Sports bar becomes first in Rolling Meadows to get video gamblingSep 26, 2018 1:00 am - Stadium Sports Club & Pizza, the long-standing bar/restaurant on Algonquin Road in Rolling Meadows, has become the first establishment in town to get video gambling mach...
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Mt. Prospect allows video gamblingAug 22, 2018 5:33 am - Mount Prospect added its name Tuesday to the list of communities offering video gambling. The 4-2 vote by trustees reflected strong feelings on both sides of the debate....
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No winner yet again in McHenry VFW Queen of Hearts raffleAug 21, 2018 1:00 am - Every Tuesday night since October 2016, Queen of Hearts hopefuls at the McHenry VFW Post 4600 have watched in tense anticipation to see whether the card they picked was ...
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VFW Queen of Hearts jackpot rolls over again, now up to $4.3 millionAug 14, 2018 1:00 am - Once again, there was no winner in the Queen of Hearts raffle hosted by McHenry VFW Post 4600. The packed hall erupted Tuesday night when post Senior Vice Cmdr. Ben Keef...