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Rivers Casino awarded over $1,200,000 in funding for educational based programs to 18 organizations in Des Plaines and Chicagoland in 2012.

Saunders brings 20 Years of regional and locals market management experience to new role.

A poll conducted by the Chicago Tribune and WGN-TV found that 47 percent of Illinois residents oppose gambling expansion.

Approximately 280 video gambling machines in about 70 establishments in Illinois are hooked up and ready for use.

Gov. Pat Quinn is keeping mum until tomorrow on whether he will sign gambling legislation.

Leading provider of Class II gaming machines has been approved as game supplier for new Illinois market.

Aurora may allow video gambling terminals to be installed in places other than casinos if a vote is approved tomorrow.

More than three years after Illinois approved video gambling to fund construction projects, the first machines are arriving at approved establishments, like bars.

Rivers Casino in Des Plaines has been the highest grossing casino in the state since it opened last July.

In its first year Rivers Casino has paid $129 million in gaming taxes to the State of Illinois and created 1400 full-time jobs.

Revenue down 11 percent in June when compared year on year.

New EMTs at the Des Plaines, Illinois casino may lighten load for police and firefighters.

Overall revenue increased 7 percent on June 2011 figures for the six St Louis area casinos.

Grand Victoria Casino is a new client for NEWave and is now one of seven major casinos NEWave serves in Illinois.

The Illinois Senate has sent Senate Bill 1849 to Governor Pat Quinn who has already threatened a veto.

J Todd discusses the Illinois plan to run online gambling operations through the state's lottery, recent polling data from New Jersey, and interviews Dmitry Bodov, an affiliate manager from Lotos Affiliates.

Illinois was the first state in the U.S. to sell lottery tickets online, and now, Illinois State Sen. John J. Cullerton is looking to make it the first state in the U.S. to offer regulated online poker and casino games.

Rivers Casino highest earning casino in the state for March.

The winning tickets were bought in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland.

Rivers Casino has been fined $25,000 for allegedly targeting gambling addicts with promotional material and offers.