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Isle of Capri Still Aims for Chicago Casino

21 May 2004

News Brief: Isle of Capri Casinos aims to build a Chicago casino despite a disagreement between Illinois gambling regulators and the state attorney general about whether there is a license to sell.

WMS Gaming Product System Receives Nevada Approval

21 May 2004

WMS Gaming Inc. has received final regulatory approvals from the Nevada Gaming Commission and Gaming Laboratories International, Inc. for the company's new proprietary wide area progressive gaming system.

Illinois Received $9.6 Million from Gambling Interests

21 May 2004

In the last decade, gambling interests have given more than $9.6 million to Illinois political campaigns, according to new report.

Ilinois Senate President: Casinos, Tracks Must Unite

21 May 2004

ews Brief: State Senate President Emil Jones is urging representatives of Illinois casinos and horse tracks to unite behind the legislative push for gambling expansion.

Illinois Gambling Bill Gives University Windfall

20 May 2004

News Brief: A $1.8 billion gambling bill that would give Chicago a casino and Senate President Emil Jones' favored university a potential windfall narrowly cleared a Senate panel Wednesday.

Illinois Gambling Proposal Clears Senate

20 May 2004

News Brief: A proposal to expand gambling in Illinois cleared an Illinois Senate committee Wednesday but faces a struggle for veto-proof passage in the full Senate.

Chicago Mayor Mocks Illinois Governor

19 May 2004

News Brief: The Land of Lincoln is already the ‘Land of Gambling,’ Mayor Daley said Tuesday, mocking Gov. Blagojevich's core argument for saying ‘no dice’ to a Chicago casino.

Illinois Calls Off Casino Probe

19 May 2004

News Brief: Governor Blagojevich's administration says it has placed called off an independent investigation of the Illinois Gaming Board's decision to award a casino license to suburban Rosemont and Mississippi-based Isle of Capri Casinos Inc.

Judge to Allow Emerald Casino License Sale

18 May 2004

News Brief: A federal bankruptcy court judge indicated Monday he intends to allow Emerald Casino to proceed with the sale of its riverboat license, even though Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan plans to restart hearings aimed at stripping the license from the bankrupt casino company.

With No State Aid in the Cards, City Pushes Casino Plan

17 May 2004

News Brief: When Gov. Blagojevich said no dice to a Chicago casino, he promised to find another way to make the city 'whole.'

Illinois Casino License Hearing Begins Monday

14 May 2004

ews Brief: Just who has final say over the state's 10th casino license will likely be decided Monday in a showdown in federal bankruptcy court that pits the Illinois Gaming Board against its own attorney, Attorney General Lisa Madigan.

Illinois Senate Procceds with Gambling Hearings

13 May 2004

News Brief: The Illinois Senate is moving ahead with hearings on sweeping gambling plans despite the governor's threatened veto.

Las Vegas Execs Mostly Mum on Chicago

12 May 2004

An official with MGM Mirage said Tuesday he doesn't expect any major casino operators will be interested in Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's proposal to manage a city-owned casino.

Isle of Capri Won't Give Up on Illinois Casino

12 May 2004

Isle of Capri plans to continue pursuing a Illinois casino after Attorney General Lisa Madigan announcement that she will resume hearings to revoke their license.

Chicago Mayor Proposes City-Owned Casino

11 May 2004

News Brief: Chicago Mayor Richard Daley asked state lawmakers for a city-owned casino that he said would generate hundreds of millions of dollars a year for both Chicago and Illinois.

Lobbyists Win in Casino Gamble

7 May 2004

News Brief: The Ho-Chunk tribe faces long odds in its bid to build a casino in a Chicago suburb but their lobbyists are sure to rake in a jackpot.

Chicago Mayor Weighs Casino Deal

6 May 2004

News Brief: Mayor Daley is expected to wait until next week to decide if he'll commit to a Chicago casino proposal that his Springfield lobbying team is crafting.

Senator Backs Rockford Casino

5 May 2004

News Brief: The Illinois lawmaker spearheading expansion of gambling in Illinois backs a casino in Rockford, a move that could boost the Forest City's effort to host riverboat gambling.

Catching up with Gaming News and Updates

5 May 2004

John G. Brokopp: Aside from the intrigue surrounding the awarding of the vacated tenth Illinois gaming license, there has been a lot of news coming from the existing properties in the Chicago area.

Ho-Chunk Nation Launches Illinois Proposal

4 May 2004

News Brief: Ho-Chunk Nation officials launched on Monday their first major attempt at a casino complex in Illinois since last year's proposal in Hoffman Estates, effectively shutting the door on the project for the Northwest suburbs.

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