Articles filed under Gambling
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What is Elgin getting in new owner of the Grand Victoria Casino?Apr 20, 2018 1:00 am - What is Elgin getting with the impending new owner of the Grand Victoria Casino? And should the community be concerned that casino behemoth MGM Resorts International is ...
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Rolling Meadows council signals support for video gamblingApr 11, 2018 1:00 am - Rolling Meadows may soon join Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, Wheeling and Prospect Heights as one of the Northwest suburban towns that allows video gambling at bars...
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Wheeling may lift cap on video gambling cafesMar 26, 2018 5:30 am - Wheeling seems ready to open its doors to more video gambling cafes. A majority of village trustees say they'll support lifting a moratorium that caps the number at thr...
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West Chicago voters appear to not want video gamblingMar 20, 2018 7:00 pm - West Chicago voters have had years to think about video gambling and they still don't want it. When asked whether the city should permit video gambling, 69 percent of vo...
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Place your bets? Illinois preparing for legal sports wageringMar 18, 2018 6:00 am - Illinois lawmakers are discussing what shape legal sports betting would take in the state if a highly anticipated U.S. Supreme Court decision clears the way for the pote...
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Video gambling likely to continue in St. CharlesMar 12, 2018 5:30 am - After an 18-month trial period, video gambling appears to be here to stay in St. Charles. In a preliminary 6-3 vote last week, aldermen supported indefinitely extending ...
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The $560 million secret behind this lottery ticketMar 08, 2018 12:00 am - The mysterious winner of a $560 million lottery ticket in New Hampshire has finally claimed her prize, through her legal team, but she is still fighting to keep her iden...
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3 sure-fire ways to hit the jackpot with your next fundraiserMar 06, 2018 11:00 pm - It's your job to plan your group's next fundraiser, and you've got great ideas to make sure everyone has a good time and goes home happy. But if you're left with bills t...
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Rozner: Will Illinois be ready for legal sports betting?Feb 24, 2018 12:00 am - Illinois lawmakers really believe you are too dumb to notice. There can be no other explanation for the consistent way in which they raise taxes, kill jobs and drive res...
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St. Charles marks one year of video gambling with mixed resultsJan 09, 2018 4:37 am - St. Charles' experiment with video gambling is now a year old. And though the numbers and applications show the program is popular with local businesses, the actual retu...