Articles filed under Gambling
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Interim Waukegan casino could open as soon as OctoberJun 12, 2022 11:09 PM - Though the finished casino isn't set to be ready until 2025, Waukegan could become a destination for gamblers as soon as October.
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Video gambling at gas stations? East Dundee is looking at proposalJun 8, 2022 6:49 PM - East Dundee trustees are considering creating a new liquor license class that could bring video gambling to the village's gas stations.
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Chicago City Council signs off on Bally's casino plan
May 25, 2022 4:46 PM - Less than three weeks after Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot put her chips on Bally's $1.7 billion River West bid, the city council authorized Bally's to build a permanent casino at Chicago Avenue and the Chicago River and open a temporary casino at Medinah Temple in River North.
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Gamblers' sports betting losses generate $122 million for Illinois in two years
May 23, 2022 6:27 AM - Despite the COVID-19 pandemic that shuttered casinos and newly minted sports wagering operations throughout Illinois in their infancy, betting on games, matches, tournaments and races has generated nearly $122 million for the state's coffers since March 2020.
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St. Charles loosens video gambling rules for businesses
May 17, 2022 4:53 PM - The city of St. Charles will no longer require businesses to wait a year to apply for a video gambling license.
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Lightfoot picks Bally's to run Chicago casino
May 5, 2022 7:06 PM - Mayor Lori Lightfoot is betting big on Bally's. Lightfoot on Thursday confirmed the East Coast gambling company as her pick to run Chicago's coveted casino at the busy River West site of the Tribune printing plant at Chicago Avenue and Halsted Street.
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Sources say Bally's River West casino plan expected to get Lightfoot's nod
May 3, 2022 4:20 PM - Mayor Lori Lightfoot is preparing to turn over her cards in the Chicago casino game, with all signs pointing to a winning hand for Bally's Corp. and its River West bid, sources told the Chicago Sun-Times on Tuesday.
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Mount Prospect delays penny-per-push gambling tax to 2024Apr 20, 2022 2:00 PM - Mount Prospect trustees on Tuesday voted to delay implementation of a penny-per-push video gambling tax until at least 2024, while awaiting the outcome of legal challenges to similar taxes in other towns.
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Man who cooperated with feds against 'Uncle Mick' cuts deal
Apr 12, 2022 4:16 PM - Federal prosecutors struck a deal Tuesday with a key agent in a massive international gambling ring who cooperated with investigators and may now avoid a criminal conviction.
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Palatine approves video gamblingApr 11, 2022 11:23 PM - Palatine's village council Monday night voted to allow video gambling in the village beginning July 1.
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