Articles filed under Gambling
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Quinn reappoints Illinois Gaming Board chairmanAug 30, 2013 6:27 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn has reappointed Aaron Jaffe to serve as chairman of the Illinois Gaming Board. In a statement Friday, Quinn says it’s critical to have strong oversight of...
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Atlantic City battles to end a losing streakAug 25, 2013 7:14 am - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The billboard hard by the Atlantic City Expressway is supposed to speak for a single casino, not an entire company town. But Revel Casino Resort’s ...
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Island Lake board rejects video gambling with 4-3 voteAug 23, 2013 10:03 am - Island Lake residents who like video poker or slot machines will have to leave town if they want to try their luck. Officials on Thursday voted against allowing bars and...
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Sugar Grove American Legion fighting video gambling lawsuitAug 23, 2013 5:30 am - American Legion Post 1271 in Sugar Grove has upped the ante in a lawsuit over video gambling machines. The post wants a judge to dismiss a lawsuit from a company that sa...
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Key ruling goes against casinosAug 20, 2013 6:15 pm - A judge in a long-running civil case has ruled decisively against riverboat casinos that claimed Illinois legislators passed laws benefiting competitors in the racetrack...
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Pinnacle closes on deal including northwest Indiana casinoAug 15, 2013 9:39 am - EAST CHICAGO, Ind. — The sale of an Indiana casino along Lake Michigan has been completed. Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment now owns the Ameristar Casino in East C...
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Gurnee mayor: Lake County gambling vote 'stupid'Aug 14, 2013 10:00 am - Gurnee Mayor Kristina Kovarik labeled a vote by the Lake County Board to allow video gambling in bars and restaurants in unincorporated areas as “stupid,” saying it won'...
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Former Rosemont casino bidder killed in Michigan bike crashAug 13, 2013 3:47 pm - One of the men who attempted to build a casino in Rosemont more than a decade ago was killed Monday while riding his bicycle in southwestern Michigan. Kevin F. Flynn, 46...
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Lake County Board cites competitive fairness in close vote overturning video gambling banAug 13, 2013 11:00 am - A ban on video gambling in unincorporated Lake County was repealed and a new ordinance to allow it was approved by the county board in a close vote Tuesday. The 11-9 vot...
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Dead-beat parents would lose gambling winningsAug 12, 2013 5:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn Monday signed legislation that would take gambling winnings away from deadbeat parents who are behind on their child support. The legislation from state R...