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Differing views on Illinois gambling tax hike

14 March 2007

News Brief: Many Illinois government leaders believe the time is ripe to exact more revenue from the state's gambling industry, but how that will happen depends on competing political and business interests.

Quad-City casinos continue decline

13 March 2007

ews Brief:The precipitous decline in revenue at Quad-Cities casinos continued in February, according to the latest reports from Iowa and Illinois gaming regulators.

Illinois casino expansion bill passes

23 February 2007

News Brief: A major casino expansion bill narrowly passed an Illinois House committee Thursday, keeping alive the possibility of more games and patrons for the Alton and East St. Louis riverboats.

Casino Queen's sale is in doubt

21 February 2007

News Brief: Illinois gambling regulators plan no decision today on a Kentucky company's request to buy the Casino Queen in East St. Louis.

Illinois Republicans bet on casino money

19 February 2007

ews Brief: Republicans in the Illinois House have proposed a $5 billion capital plan for highways, schools and colleges that would be financed through an expansion of gaming positions at existing casinos.

Illinois hosts deaf poker tournament

19 February 2007

Deaf people from Illinois and surrounding states are expected to compete in the area's first Deaf Texas Hold'em poker tournament Sunday, February 25 at Hanging Gardens Banquets.

Chicago Crime Commission concerned with gambling expansion

9 February 2007

The Chicago Crime Commission is concerned the Illinois Gaming Board is ill-equipped to facilitate the expansion of gaming outlined in Representative Lang's proposal.

Illinois developer forced to sell shares

8 February 2007

News Brief: A Chicago developer has agreed to sell his interest in the Casino Queen riverboat in East St. Louis to his sister, after the Illinois Gaming Board raised questions about his past ties to a known associate of organized crime.

More Illinois casino licenses proposed

31 January 2007

News Brief: Illinois Rep. Lou Lang has submitted a proposal to create four new riverboat casino licenses and award one to Waukegan, potentially on Lake Michigan.

Charges dropped against Illinois prosecutor

12 January 2007

News Brief: Will County Illinois’s attorney's office has dropped misdemeanor trespassing charges against a high-level Cook County prosecutor for allegedly refusing at least 10 police orders to leave the casino when asked.

Casino donates man's winnings

7 December 2006

News Brief: The Grand Victoria casinos took a self-excluded program member"s winnings and donated it to the the Illinois Council on Problem Gambling.

Former mayor pleads guilty to gambling charges

23 November 2006

News Brief: The former mayor of Maple Park, Illinois, pleaded guilty Wednesday to six counts of illegal gambling, the result of an undercover probe involving him and 12 others.

Argosy casino boat a success

20 November 2006

News Brief: Despite competition, the Alton’s Argosy Casino boat has remained a success, making millionaires of its founders and serving as financial savior of its host city.

Joliet wins with casino

31 October 2006

News Brief: Some credit casinos for Joilet, Illinois shifting from a city experiencing high unemployment rates and economic troubles to one of the county's fastest growing cities.

Illinois candidates debate gambling issues

20 October 2006

News Brief: One of the major issues of the Illinois gubernatorial race is gambling.

Illinois Bingo Hall Talks Break Off

3 October 2006

News Brief: DeKalb County officials broke off talks Monday with an American Indian tribe that wants to build a bingo hall near the small town of Shabbona because of questions about the legitimacy of the tribe's land claims.

Cubs Fan is Set for Life

2 October 2006

Chicago Cubs fans experienced a win they never expected when Christy Davis won $100,000 a year for the rest of her life in the Illinois Lottery's "Set for Life" grand finale event.

Harrah's Housekeeper Sues Over Injury

27 September 2006

News Brief: A housekeeper on Harrah's Metropolis Riverboat Casino filed a Jones Act suit in U.S. District Court claiming severe and permanent injuries from bending over, and raising back up again.

Minority Companies Highlighted at Aurora Conference

22 September 2006

News Brief: More than 60 companies from across the Chicago area came to town Thursday to tout their wares for potential clients in the casino industry at theVendor Diversity Expo trade show sponsored by Hollywood Casino-Aurora.

Inside Gaming Column: Land, Not Casino, May Draw Bids for Riviera

18 September 2006

A selection of news and views from inside the industry this week.

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