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Crime Commission Wants Gaming Board Chairman Re-Appointed
CHICAGO (CBS/WBBM) – The Chicago Crime Commission is urging Gov. Pat Quinn to re-appoint the retired judge who heads the Illinois Gaming Board. As WBBM Newsradio 780’s Mike Krauser reports, the...
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Report Shows Illinois Gambling Revenues Dropping
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Illinois Gaming Board is out with its latest revenue report, and again it shows the economy continues to trump spending in casinos. As WBBM Newsradio 780′s Mike Krauser reports, the...
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Quinn, Gaming Board Chairman To Discuss Gambling Expansion
CHICAGO (CBS) — Gov. Pat Quinn plans Thursday to meet with Illinois Gaming Board Chairman Aaron Jaffe, as the governor weighs whether to sign the bill that would dramatically expand gambling in...
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Gaming Board Boss Wants Quinn To Veto Casino Expansion
CHICAGO (CBS) – The chairman of the Illinois Gaming Board warned Gov Pat Quinn on Wednesday not to expand gambling operations in Illinois. Aaron Jaffee said he wants Quinn to veto legislation passed by...
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Quinn Overhauls Ill. Gaming Board
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn is replacing everyone on the Illinois Gaming Board except the chairman, an advocate for strong regulation of gambling. Quinn said Monday that under Chairman...
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Video Gambling Slow To Move Ahead In Illinois
JOLIET, Ill. (CBS) — Video gambling in the state seems to be in a holding pattern. As WBBM Newsradio’s Mike Krauser reports, the state has approved 341 video gambling licenses, but the Illinois Gaming...
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Legal Video Gambling Finally A Reality In Illinois
STICKNEY, Ill. (CBS) – After three years of waiting, legalized video gambling in Illinois has finally begun going live at Illinois bars, restaurants, and other locations. The Illinois Gaming Board has...
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Mayor, Governor ‘Very Close’ To Deal For Chicago Casino
CHICAGO (CBS) – Gov. Pat Quinn and Mayor Rahm Emanuel both said Friday they are “very close” to reaching a deal that would bring a casino to Chicago. This summer, Quinn vetoed a gambling expansion plan...
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Senate Approves New Gambling Expansion Plan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A refined plan to add more casinos and slot machines in Illinois — clarified to quell concerns over who would control a Chicago casino — was approved by the Illinois Senate on...
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Quinn: Illinois Gaming Board Should Have Oversight Over Chicago Casino
CHICAGO (CBS) — Governor Pat Quinn says the Illinois Gaming Board should have supreme authority over any casino in the City of Chicago, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore. play pause Quinn:...
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Video Gambling’s Spread Raising Cash, Eyebrows
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Since video gambling began in Illinois two years ago, the slot-like terminals have been showing up in places lawmakers never imagined — floral shops, laundromats, liquor stores...
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Gaming Board Rejects Video Gambling At Hometown Strip Mall
CHICAGO (CBS) — The mayor of a small southwestern suburb is unhappy with a decision by the Illinois Gaming Board to reject the suburb’s proposal for a video gambling mall. Hometown Mayor Kevin Casey...
View ArticleMayor Lightfoot Identifies Five Sites For Chicago Casino
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said five sites are being looked at for a possible casino in Chicago. An “economic feasibility study” is being launched by an independent consultant to see...
View ArticleFeasibility Study: Chicago Casino Likely Can’t Be Financed Under State’s...
CHICAGO (CBS/AP) — Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday agreed with a new feasibility study, saying the state statute that authorized casino gambling in Chicago would make it impossible for a casino...
View ArticleIllinois Gaming Board Seeks To Revoke Gold Rush Gaming Owner Rick Heidner’s...
CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois Gaming Board has moved to revoke the license of a video gambling operator for allegedly offering a $5 million “illegal inducement” to a gambling parlor chain owner. Rick...
View ArticleCoronavirus Closings: Illinois Gaming Board Suspends All Video Gambling...
CHICAGO (CBS) — Days after ordering all 10 of the state’s casinos to shut down for at least two weeks, beginning Monday, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Illinois Gaming Board has ordered the...
View ArticleHorse Racing Set To Return At Arlington Race Track In July, Pending Approval
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (CBS) — Horse racing is set to return at Arlington Park, without fans, at least to start. The track reached a tentative agreement, and now awaits official word from the Illinois...
View ArticleIllinois Casinos, Video Gaming Operations To Reopen Wednesday, July 1
CHICAGO (CBS) — Bet on it. Illinois casinos and video gaming operations will reopen on Wednesday, more than three months after the state halted legal gambling activities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
View ArticleMayor Lori Lightfoot Asks Bidders For Chicago Casino To Submit Formal Plans...
CHICAGO (CBS) — A Chicago casino is still a few years away from reality, but Mayor Lori Lightfoot is taking the next big step toward building the city’s first major gambling operation, asking bidders...
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