Articles filed under Sports Gambling
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Jim O'Donnell: Curious irony frames Philadelphia's backdoor cover on 'MNF'Dec 02, 2020 12:00 am - WHEN ALANIS MORISSETTE released her charmingly manic "Ironic" all those NFL decisions ago, it's a shame she couldn't have had the foresight to include a verse about the ...
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Bears announce first sports betting sponsor partnership with PointsBetSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - The Bears announced a partnership Friday with PointsBet, making it the team's first sports betting sponsor. "As we break into the sports betting category for the first t...
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Hawthorne plans sportsbooks at three suburban OTBs, including Prospect HeightsSep 15, 2020 10:00 am - A retail sports betting site is expected to open as soon as next month inside Player's Pub & Grill in Prospect Heights - one of three new sportsbooks that will launch at...
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Gamblers place $52.5 million sports bets in July. The most bet on sport? Soccer.Sep 15, 2020 1:00 am - Soccer matches see the most wagers in Illinois' first full month of action
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DraftKings, FanDuel fees deemed taxable in landmark IRS memoAug 22, 2020 6:19 am - Daily fantasy sports companies like FanDuel and DraftKings must pay federal excise tax on their entry fees, the IRS has decided, in an internal memo that could cause a m...
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Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin becomes third in state to open sportsbookAug 04, 2020 1:00 am - Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin opened its new sportsbook this week, becoming the third casino in the state to offer bets on sports since it was legalized last year. The ...
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Rozner: Finding PGA pick not easy this time aroundAug 04, 2020 1:00 am - Some major championship weeks are as clear as can be. Among those that felt relatively easy to forecast in recent years were Jason Day at Whistling Straits, Dustin Johns...
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Rozner: In Illinois, you can always bet on one winner. And it's not you.Jul 27, 2020 11:00 pm - Even if you're not interested in sports betting, you have to be fascinated by the politics of what's occurred over the last few weeks. It's enough to make you wonder wh...
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Racing is back in Arlington. Will spectators soon follow?Jul 22, 2020 11:00 pm - When the starting gates open and bell rings this afternoon for the first post of an abbreviated 30-day racing season at Arlington International Racecourse, one sound mis...
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The horses race in a big, empty Arlington ParkJul 22, 2020 11:00 pm - Arlington International Racecourse normally attracts thousands of spectators to watch and wager on the Sport of Kings. But on Thursday, nary more than a couple dozen joc...