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Philadelphia's City Council is looking to end the proliferation of skills-based gambling machines throughout the city with legislation that would prohibit businesses from operating "any casino-style or skill game that accepts cash payment for the chance of a cash reward." And, at a recent meeting, they heard a wealth of opinions on the topic. The…

Incidents ・ 21 February 2024

Ozarks First

Gas stations defy Springfield's gambling machine ban

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - KOLR 10 Investigates at least two gas stations that are gambling with the city of Springfield's new rule banning slot machine-style games that pay out cash prizes. According to the ordinance, it took effect upon passage Monday night. KOLR 10 Investigates visited multiple Fast'N Friendly convenience store supervisors who claim…

Incidents ・ 17 February 2024

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Illinois gambling tax revenue grows to nearly $2 billion

SPRINGFIELD - As the saying goes, the house always wins. And as gambling continues to expand across Illinois, that saying increasingly extends to state government coffers as revenue from the lottery, casinos, video gaming, sports betting and horse racing grew more than 5% to $1.99 billion in the fiscal year that ended in June, according to a report…

Finance ・ 12 October 2023

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Peru council talks potential gambling fees, limiting parlors

The Peru City Council discussed possible new gambling regulations at Tuesday night's meeting, including potential fees and licensing requirements. Corporate Counsel Scott Schweickert identified two main concerns the council discussed when the conversation began in May. First, the council expressed interest in increasing fees for video game licenses…

Law ・ 04 January 2023

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Chicago Tribune

Chicago's entry into casino game not deterring suburban sites

After years of delays, the fading casino gambling industry in Illinois is pushing for a comeback - not only by building six new casinos statewide, but replacing existing riverboats with new land-based resorts in Aurora and Joliet. Despite a gigantic casino planned for Chicago, the suburban casinos are betting that they cannot only compete but…

Games ・ 31 October 2022

NPR Illinois

Springfield maintains top spot in Illinois with most video gambling machines

The City of Springfield has embraced video gambling since it became legal in Illinois a decade ago. The latest report on gambling from the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, the fiscal gurus for the state legislature, shows the city with a total of 757 terminals in operation during the fiscal year that ended this summer.…

Industry ・ 05 October 2022

Republic-Times

Video gambling totals rise

Following the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant lockdown, video gambling in Monroe County is now seemingly bigger than ever before. Based on data from the Illinois Gaming Board, about $55 million was played on Monroe County machines in the first half of 2022. This total is already near the $70.4 million played in 2019, which was…

Covid ・ 10 August 2022

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Illinois Casino Revenue Surges To $122 Million For April

As a vote nears on whether the Chicago City Council will present Bally's to the Illinois Gaming Board as its applicant for a downtown casino license, the state's venues already in play posted revenue gains for a third consecutive month in April, ending up at $122.4 million. The revenue figure is a 15.9% improvement on March's total of $105.7…

Finance ・ 17 May 2022

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Nevada Casino: Accel Receives License to Operate for the Next Two Years

According to a recent proposal made by the Nevada Gaming Control Board, the Illinois-based terminal operator and video slot machine supplier Accel Entertainment is eligible to apply for a two-year license in Nevada. Accel Entertainment's headquarters are located in Chicago. With this license, Accel will be able to provide its slot machines and…

Land-based ・ 15 May 2022

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Nevada regulators recommend slot route operator Accel for two-year license after Century Gaming acquisition

The Nevada Gaming Control Board has held a licensing hearing for a proposed $140 million takeover of Century Gaming -Nevada's second-largest slot route operator- by Illinois-based firm Accel Entertainment. Regulators recommended that Accel receive a two-year gaming license after Century's leadership eased worries in regards to the transaction…

Industry ・ 12 May 2022

Advantage News

March is state Problem Gambling Awareness Month

March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month in Illinois. Whether it's betting on sports, scratching cards, roulette, poker, the slots, the casino, the corner bar, or just opening up the laptop, gambling is hard to avoid, said Patrick Laughlin, deputy director of communications for the Illinois Department of Human Services. During March Madness, more…

Gambling Addiction ・ 28 March 2022

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Illinois Gaming Board approves Danville casino

Illinois regulators on Thursday gave preliminary approval for a new casino to open in downstate Danville, dealing out one of the final cards of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's 2019 gambling expansion. The Illinois Gaming Board's initial green light to the Golden Nugget Danville leaves only one component of Pritzker's high-stakes legislation remaining:…

Covid ・ 11 March 2022

St. Louis Today

Armed with campaign cash, video gambling companies again pushing for legal slots in Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY - Two video gambling companies from Illinois are backing proposed legislation that would bring slot machines to Missouri gas stations, truck stops and bars. J&J Ventures and Accel Entertainment have formed a political action committee designed to funnel campaign contributions to lawmakers who have been unable to agree on a way to…

Gaming Authorities ・ 10 December 2021

Chicago Tribune

Bid to block Waukegan casino vote denied

A Cook County judge on Tuesday denied a request from a rejected bidder to block state gambling regulators from proceeding with a vote on the license for a long-sought Waukegan casino. In denying Potawatomi Waukegan Casino's request for a temporary restraining order, Circuit Judge Cecilia Horan said she was not convinced the company, owned by…

Travel ・ 08 December 2021

Chicago Tribune

Column: Casino license delay another turkey for Waukegan

There's been a long line of turkeys in Waukegan's lengthy history, from the leftover pollution at the city's lakefront to its underused downtown. The latest is the soap opera currently playing out in courtrooms surrounding the city's long-awaited casino. Following federal and state lawsuits, a gambling mecca planned for 28 acres at Fountain Square…

Politics ・ 24 November 2021

Chicago Tribune

South suburban casino hopefuls don’t see proliferation of video gambling hurting their odds of success

While video gambling has proliferated in the south and southwest suburbs, applicants for the sole casino license in the region say they don't see the thousands of machines scattered among bars and restaurants as a threat to their proposed business. They also said their plans already factored in a land-based casino in Chicago, which is now putting…

Gaming Authorities ・ 12 November 2021

Daily Herald

West Chicago reverses citywide ban on video gambling

West Chicago has overturned its 2010 ban on video gambling. With a 9-to-5 vote on Monday, the city council passed two ordinances: One regulates video gambling within West Chicago, while the other amends city liquor codes for the licensing of video gambling establishments. An earlier repeal vote was tabled two weeks ago to allow the city's aldermen…

Covid ・ 03 November 2021

Chicago Sun Times

Five bids submitted for Chicago casino, from Hard Rock, Bally’s and Rush Street Gaming

Mayor Lori Lightfoot's Chicago casino game will be five-card draw. Lightfoot's office on Friday announced the city received five proposals from a total of four development groups looking to build and operate the big-city mega-casino that city officials have been trying to land for decades. After pushing back the original summer bidding deadline - a…

Travel ・ 29 October 2021

Chicago Sun Times

Lightfoot pushes back casino application deadline as Caesars, MGM pull out

Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Friday announced she's pushing back the deadline for bids to build a long-sought casino in Chicago as the city looks to lure more developers to the table. Proposals for the mega-casino had been due Aug. 23, but interested parties now have until Oct. 29, giving groups "more time to fully assess" the opportunity and "assemble…

Mobile ・ 07 August 2021

The Daily Progress

Va. lawmakers join gambling lobbyists on private jet to Illinois to study games

PATRICK WILSONRichmond Times-Dispatch RICHMOND - State lawmakers who want to bring new gambling machines to Virginia convenience stores and restaurants took a private jet to Illinois with company lobbyists to see the slot machines up close and spend a night in downtown Chicago. The trip is not illegal and the lawmakers got permission from a state…

Law ・ 16 September 2021

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Prague set for city-wide slot machine ban

Lawmakers in the Czech capital Prague have voted in favour of a new decree that would implement a ban on all technical gambling games in the city, with the draft legislation set to go in front of the City Council later this week. The bill would prohibit all mechanical, electromechanical and electronic games in Prague, including slot machines and…

Law ・ 07 May 2021

The Boston Globe

Encore had its best month yet in August, but slots action still lags

Monthly gambling revenues at the Encore Boston Harbor casino rose modestly in August, as bettors flocked to craps tables and poker games at the glimmering Everett resort. But the casino continued to struggle to draw players to slot machines, which hurt Encore's performance. Encore told state gaming regulators that it brought in $52.5 million in…

Gaming Authorities ・ 07 May 2021

The State Journal - Register

Springfield leaders shelve resolution on a downtown casino

The Springfield Committee of the Whole Tuesday tabled a resolution that the city be included for consideration of receiving a casino license, but it may at least have the ear of a local membership group of bars and restaurants. The unique look of a proposed downtown casino - with table games like blackjack and craps and roulette and sports betting,…

Law ・ 26 October 2022