Articles filed under Sports Gambling
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Constable: Once a sporting distraction, gambling now the main eventMar 15, 2022 5:30 am - In 2002, I wrote a column suggesting gambling was a distraction from the enjoyment of sporting events. Even though gambling on sporting events was illegal in Illinois, o...
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Gambling board pulls plug on Russian sports bettingMar 10, 2022 12:00 am - While President Joe Biden is going after Russian oligarchs' bank accounts, Illinois gambling regulators are going after their sports betting markets. In a largely symbo...
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Jim O'Donnell: Relaxed sports gaming rules in Illinois will add more madness to MarchMar 05, 2022 8:15 am - A FIREBALLING CYNIC MIGHT SUGGEST that until elementary schools have slot machines for ages 6 and up, legalized gambling hasn't really arrived in Illinois. Nonetheless, ...
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Now at max, Hawthorne seeks state law change to reopen more Arlington betting parlorsFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - Hawthorne Race Course Thursday picked up one more of Arlington Park's shuttered off-track betting parlors - this one in Rockford - giving the Cicero racetrack its maximu...
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Illinois gamblers bet nearly $61 million on Super BowlFeb 16, 2022 12:00 am - Illinois gamblers wagered nearly $61 million on the Super Bowl, regulators announced Tuesday, a 33% increase from last year when the big game was on the board legally fo...
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Elmhurst resident wins $1.2 million from online sports betting appJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - Elmhurst resident Marco Piemonte didn't expect that his hobby of online sports betting would win him more than $1 million. But Piemonte — son of the late local car lege...
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Divided state panel rejects request to keep open Arlington Park's OTBsDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - A divided state panel Thursday denied Arlington Park and parent company Churchill Downs Inc.'s request to keep open their network of off-track betting parlors now that t...
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Chicago lifts city ban on sports betting - and imposes a 2% taxDec 15, 2021 12:00 am - A divided Chicago City Council agreed Wednesday to lift the Chicago ban on sports betting - and impose a 2% tax on gross revenues from it - paving the way for sportsbook...
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Will Arlington Park get to keep OTBs? State panel hasn't made a decision yetNov 18, 2021 3:00 pm - This story has been corrected with the estimated amount of net profit Churchill Downs Inc. would stand to gain by keeping open its network of off-track betting parlo...
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Bill allowing wagers on in-state college sports will head to governorOct 28, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Betting on in-state college sports could become legal with the stroke of the governor's pen after lawmakers in the General Assembly approved an amendment t...