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Current Gambling News Today Gambling proponents looking for votes to override Quinn Despite Gov. Pat Quinn's harsh statement Wednesday Even before the plan is debated by the Illinois Senate, gambling expansion supporters already are counting votes to see if they could override a veto by Gov. Pat Quinn. "I would predict that we'll have the votes to override the veto," said state Rep. Lou Lang, a Democrat from Skokie. Thu, 24 May 2012 17:57:00 -0700 Video gambling machines could appear in Peoria by August A man walks past an unused video gambling machine inside Duffy's Pour House on West Antoinette Street in Peoria Monday evening. A 1992 city ordinance outlawed gambling in Peoria city limits. Wed, 23 May 2012 20:48:10 -0700 Vikings stadium depends on e-gambling Minnesota is betting big that bringing technology to small-dollar bar gambling will draw a surge of new players whose wagers will help build a $975 million football stadium for the Vikings. Tue, 22 May 2012 07:15:50 -0700 Elk Grove Village gets input on video gambling The Elk Grove Village Board heard public input on whether the village should allow video gambling. The board will decide whether to lift the village's ban at its June 19 meeting. Some residents and industry experts supported gambling, while others did not. "I don't feel that the video gambling is going to do anything that's really good for Elk Grove," resident Ellen Wilkerson said. Tue, 22 May 2012 21:01:00 -0700 Illinois House approves major gambling expansion SPRINGFIELD — Shunting aside Gov. Pat Quinn’s concerns, the Illinois House today approved a major expansion of gambling in Illinois that would put a casino in Chicago and four other cities, add positions at riverboats and allow slot machines at racetracks. Wed, 23 May 2012 14:56:14 -0700 |
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