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Chicago poker pro banks $441,692 and WSOP shootout title

3 June 2010

Joshua Tieman won $441,692 and poker’s most coveted prize — a WSOP gold bracelet — with a win in the $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout (Event #6) on Thursday.

Illinois expands slot machine footprint

27 May 2010

Lawmakers in Illinois changed the language of the state’s Video Gaming Act that will allow truck stops and VFW halls to operate slot machines.

Kane County overthrows video gambling ban

12 May 2010

Kane County has repealed last December's ban on video gambling.

Des Plaines wraps up casino details

17 March 2010

Final approval given to Des Plaines casino development by city council.

Illinois tracks say they could use slots

2 December 2009

Racetracks in Illinois are once again pushing for slot machines to help boost sagging revenue.

Illinois racing board weighs online betting licenses

14 October 2009

News brief: The state's racing board will decide whether to give three companies licenses to handle online horse racing bets.

Chicago Olympic Village site won't be casino

12 October 2009

News brief: Mayor Richard Daly shot down an idea of a casino on the site of what would have been the 2016 Olympic Village in Chicago.

Illinois casino has suspicious package scare

17 August 2009

News brief: Authorities evacuated the Hollywood Casino in Aurora after a suspicious package was reported at the casino.

Illinois looks to boost in-state gambling options

24 July 2009

News brief: The state is looking to legalize video gambling in bars as well as partnering race tracks with online gambling sites.

Good news for slots in Ohio and Illinois

20 July 2009

Governors in both states approved legislation that will add an estimated 40,000 to 75,000 new slot machines.

Four Illinois casinos sue former governor

15 June 2009

News brief: Four Illinois casino companies have filed a $267 million racketeering lawsuit against disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

Illinois casino revenue drops slightly

15 June 2009

News brief: Revenues for the state's nine casinos fell by 9.3 percent from January through March of this year compared with the first quarter of 2008.

Illinois pol strongly opposes slot expansion

2 June 2009

News brief: Des Plains 3rd Ward Alderman Matt Bogusz said that expansion of video gambling machines would hurt the city's planned casino.

Illinois Senate approves two new casinos

1 June 2009

News brief: The state senate approved new casinos for Chicago and three other cities but nothing is official yet.

Empress Casino to reopen June 25

29 May 2009

News brief: The Illinois casino was shut down after a fire destroyed the pavilion building that houses restaurants and shops in March.

Illinois moves to legalize slots in bars

26 May 2009

Both houses of the Illinois Legislature passed a $29 billion public works program that would be paid for by increased taxes and fees associated with the legalization of video gambling across the state.

Illinois Senate legalizes video poker

21 May 2009

News brief: The state Senate voted to legalize video poker and also allow lottery wagering over the Internet.

Casino workers await word on future

23 March 2009

News brief: Empress Casino officials still don't know when they will be able to reopen in the wake of Friday's fire.

Fire damages Illinois casino

23 March 2009

News brief: A massive fire Friday destroyed much of the Egyptian-themed entrance building at the Empress Casino in Joliet.

Illinois man pleads guilty to running Super Bowl pools

19 March 2009

News brief: An Elgin man could face up to six years in prison after running gambling pools totaling $60,000.

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