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Illinois Jurisdiction News
Illinois Senate approves last-minute online gambling and DFS bill
1 Jun 2017
After being approved by the Senate on Wednesday night with a 42-10 vote, HB 479 will undergo another vote when the House reconvenes on 8 June.
This Week in Gambling: Black Friday poker payments. . . after six years
19 Apr 2017
Six years after the U.S. Department of Justice took down major online poker sites, many players are still waiting to have their deposit money returned. This week, it was announced that customers may not have to wait much longer for money from Absolute Poker and Ultimate Bet. Also, we look at stories from Mexico and the U.S. states of Illinois and Arkansas.
Trends for US online gambling forecasted through 2020
5 Oct 2016
Growth in the 34-and-younger population and the rise of non-mobile computer device usage has been predicted by global market research firm Technavio.
DFS news roundup: Alabama and Tennessee attorneys general declare DFS illegal gambling
7 Apr 2016
Bills to regulate the industry are still being crafted in some states; and DraftKings and FanDuel have announced they will drop contests on amateur sports.
Hit the road this summer with up to $15,000 in free gasoline from the Illinois Lottery
5 Jun 2013
Illinois Lottery launches new Free Gas instant lottery game.
Ten states that should have online gaming
6 May 2013
With Ultimate Poker -- licensed and regulated by Nevada -- now open for real-money business, Casino City's Aaron Todd surveys the landscape and identifies 10 states that should have online gaming.
Video gambling now legal in Illinois
10 Oct 2012
Approximately 280 video gambling machines in about 70 establishments in Illinois are hooked up and ready for use.
Illinois gears up for the start of video gambling
7 Aug 2012
More than three years after Illinois approved video gambling to fund construction projects, the first machines are arriving at approved establishments, like bars.
Perspectives Weekly: Illinois plans to expand online offering; N.J. polls conflict
23 May 2012
J Todd discusses the Illinois plan to run online gambling operations through the state's lottery, recent polling data from New Jersey, and interviews Dmitry Bodov, an affiliate manager from Lotos Affiliates.
Illinois looks to lottery to regulate online casino, poker
16 May 2012
Illinois was the first state in the U.S. to sell lottery tickets online, and now, Illinois State Sen. John J. Cullerton is looking to make it the first state in the U.S. to offer regulated online poker and casino games.
Mega Millions jackpot: Three tickets share mega-watt jackpot
2 Apr 2012
The winning tickets were bought in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland.
Chicago poker pro banks $441,692 and WSOP shootout title
3 Jun 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.
Kane County overthrows video gambling ban
12 May 2010
Kane County has repealed last December's ban on video gambling.
Illinois racing board weighs online betting licenses
14 Oct 2009
News brief: The state's racing board will decide whether to give three companies licenses to handle online horse racing bets.
Illinois looks to boost in-state gambling options
24 Jul 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 Jul 2009
Governors in both states approved legislation that will add an estimated 40,000 to 75,000 new slot machines.
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.
More Negreanu wisdom, bio of gangster Nitti new reads
28 Aug 2008
Poker advice by a respected champion and a revealing biography of one of the most notorious mobsters ever are new arrivals. The two books make for some interesting reading, depending on your interest area.
Illinois business group backs lottery idea
28 May 2008
News Brief: A top business group has put its weight behind a plan to expand gambling in the state and lease most of the Illinois Lottery to a private company.
Illinois business group supports bingo agreement
4 Mar 2008
News Brief: The Shabbona Business Association support the DeKalb County Board's recently approval of an agreement with the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation to build a 24-hour bingo facility in Shabbona, Illinois.
GTECH extends Illinois Lottery contract
24 Oct 2007
GTECH Corporation has
signed a one-year extension with the Illinois Lottery to continue providing
online lottery products and services through October 16, 2008.
Cubs Fan is Set for Life
2 Oct 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.
Poker Tournament Held for Animal Shelter
28 Feb 2006
The Anderson Animal Shelter in Elgin, Illinois, will be hosting a charity Travelin’ Texas Hold’em Tournament to benefit the shelter on Saturday, March 11, 2006.
Dab It Poker Released
27 Feb 2006
News Brief: The inventor of Dab It Poker, a game that mixes poker and bingo, is planning on spreading the game nationally.
U.S. Poker Series Hosts Charity Tournament
25 Jan 2006
U.S. Poker Series today announced that it will be hosting a charity Travelin’ Texas Hold’em Tournament to benefit the Anderson Animal Shelter in Elgin, Illinois on Saturday, March 11, 2006.
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