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IL Senate president proposes iGaming plan for the state
Senate President John Cullerton, asserting “time is of the essence,” wants lawmakers to approve his plan to regulate Internet gambling in Illinois before the legislative session ends May 31. The framework, the Chicago Democrat said, would position Illinois as a worldwide Internet gaming hub.  Illinois Online5/17/2013
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Illinois Proposes New Online Gambling Bill
(Illinois) -- Illinois Proposes New Online Gambling BillDespite Illinois Governor Pat Quinn’s repeated reluctance to approve online gambling, a new proposal...
5/16/2013
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Preliminary Text of New Illinois Internet Gambling Measure Released
(Illinois) -- The language of an Illinois internet gambling bill has emerged in the form of a preliminary 67-page draft proposal, which would create a new Division of...
5/15/2013
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Cullerton floats Internet gambling plan
(Illinois) -- Language on a long-expected proposal to bring widespread Internet gambling to Illinois finally has surfaced in Springfield, and by all indications the plan...
4/29/2013
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Illinois Internet Gambling To Be Separated From Brick-And-Mortar Casino Legislation
(Illinois) -- Internet gambling has been taken off the table for now in Illinois, but it will soon reemerge. Supporters of expanding gambling in Illinois, which has 10...
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Illinois Online Gambling to Emerge as Standalone Bill
(Illinois) -- Even with Gov. Pat Quinn shunning the idea of legalizing Internet gambling, at least one Illinois lawmaker is trying to find a path for legislation.
4/26/2013
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Online Poker Off Latest Casino Bill In Illinois
(Illinois) -- Those who support expanded gambling in Chicago are looking to make a bill the most attractive as they can to Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, who has vetoed a...
4/25/2013
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Illinois Removes Online Gambling From Proposed Bill
(Illinois) -- Online poker and gambling were dropped from a gaming expansion bill in Illinois with indications that a standalone Internet bill will be proposed shortly.
4/16/2013
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Horsemen want a share of any Internet gambling money
(Illinois) -- The association of horsemen who compete at Arlington Park said its members worry the track wouldn't share revenue with them if it's eventually...
4/10/2013
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Gambling bill would allow PokerStars, Full Tilt to apply for an online gaming license
(Illinois) -- A gambling expansion bill is back, but it now includes a provision that would allow PokerStars, once accused by federal prosecutors of money laundering and...
4/2/2013
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The Gambler’s Report, SB1739 Online Gambling in Illinois?
(Illinois) -- The Gambler's Report, SB1739 Online Gambling in Illinois? If supporters of Senate Bill SB1739 can get it right with its recent proposal, then the third...
4/1/2013
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Governor Quinn Says No to Illinois Online Gambling
(Illinois) -- While Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is in favour of some gambling expansion, he seems to be completely against online poker.
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Illinois Gambling Expansion Proposal Would Legalize Internet Gambling
(Illinois) -- Should Internet gambling be allowed in the state of Illinois? That's the question lawmakers and Governor. Pat Quinn will have to consider as part of...
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Internet Gambling Added To Illinois Gaming Expansion Bill
(Illinois) -- The state is considering adding another layer to the embattled video gaming bill. It now includes internet gambling, which for example would allow players...
3/29/2013
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Internet Gambling Issues Add to Illinois Rift
(Illinois) -- In what figures to be an issue in many other racing states, Illinois horsemen are questioning proposed legislation to allow Internet gambling in the state...
3/27/2013
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Illinois Acts on Bill to Legalize Online Gambling
(Illinois) -- The Illinois Senate Committee finally acted on the gambling expansion bill that will legalize online gambling, by voting for its passing last Wednesday....
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Illinois Governor Wary Of Internet Gambling [sub' req'd]
(Illinois) -- After vetoing gambling expansion bills that narrowly passed the Illinois legislature in 2011 and 2012, Democratic Governor Pat Quinn is concerned about an...
3/22/2013
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Potential Illinois Online Gambling Operators
(Illinois) -- Illinois could be the next state to legalize online gambling. Both online poker and casino games would be legalized and regulated under the current bill...
3/18/2013
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BLOG: Internet gaming and Lottery drama
(Illinois) -- Many of the existing casinos want this new online gaming provision stuck inside the gaming expansion bill. Yes, it’ll cost them each $20 million up...
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Online play a wild card in Illinois gambling debate
(Illinois) -- The debate over gambling in Illinois is expanding, from the well-worn arguments over new casinos and slots at Arlington Park to now whether every of-age...
3/12/2013
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Illinois Rush To Internet Gambling Stalls [sub req'd]
(Illinois) -- The rush in Illinois to pass a massive gambling expansion bill that would authorize Internet gaming as well as a dozen new casinos slowed to a crawl this...
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Who Would Make the Cut to Offer Online Poker in Illinois?
(Illinois) -- Proposed legislation designed to bring online poker—along with expanded gambling—to Illinois carries heavy restrictions that could block many...
3/8/2013
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I-Gambling. Illinois' Big Bet
(Illinois) -- Illinois may wager on gamblers to help generate revenue without raising taxes. The Illinois Senate is considering its third gambling expansion bill in...
3/7/2013
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Gambling Expansion Bill in Illinois Includes Online Poker
(Illinois) -- Legislation that would legalize online gambling in the state of Illinois was approved by a state senate committee on Wednesday with a full Senate vote...
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Illinois Senate delays vote on gambling
(Illinois) -- The Illinois Senate is putting the brakes on yet another attempt to expand casino gambling. Senate officials expected a vote on the floor as early as...
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New Bill Shapes the Illinois Online Poker Landscape
(Illinois) -- New legislation approved by an Illinois senate committee on Wednesday seeks to regulate online gambling, including online poker.
3/6/2013
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Ill. Senate committee OKs 5 new casino locations
(Illinois) -- Even though Gov. Pat Quinn just rejected two similar plans to expand gambling in Illinois, lawmakers tried Wednesday to revive their efforts as a measure...
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Illinois Online Gambling Bill Details
(Illinois) -- Two days after Illinois Governor Pat Quinn vetoed a bill that would expand brick and mortar gambling, State Senator Terry Link has sponsored a bill that...
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Internet Gaming Added To Illinois ‘Kitchen Sink’ Casino Bill [sub req'd]
(Illinois) -- Internet gaming licenses have been added to a massive gambling expansion bill in Illinois, a proposal that already includes a Chicago mega-casino and slots...
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New casinos, internet gambling could be coming to Illinois
(Illinois) -- Just hours after Gov. Pat Quinn said any state revenue from new casinos should help finance public schools, a Senate panel endorsed a massive gambling...
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New gambling bill sails through Senate committee
(Illinois) -- A new gambling-expansion bill in Illinois — the third version in three years — was introduced and immediately approved in a Senate committee...
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New Illinois Online Gambling Bill in Play
(Illinois) -- Only days after Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn vetoed a proposal to expand land-based gambling in the state, a revised bill seeking both land-based and online...
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Senate committee OKs gambling expansion, 5 new casinos
(Illinois) -- A new gambling expansion plan that calls for five new casinos and slot machines at Chicago airports won approval Thursday in the Illinois Senate Executive...
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Time Expires for Illinois Online Poker Bill
(Illinois) -- An ongoing proposal to establish an intrastate online poker network serving Illinois residents died a procedural death on Tuesday after being quietly...
1/7/2013
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Illinois’ Online Operators Facing Legal Limbo [sub. req'd]
(Illinois) -- Illinois’ advance deposit wagering (ADW) operators, including Betfair/TVG and Sportech, have been left in limbo by the failure of the state’s...
10/1/2012
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Illinois Internet Gambling Bill On Hold Until 2013 [sub req'd]
(Illinois) -- Illinois Senate President John Cullerton has put his Internet gambling push on ice until the state’s new legislative session begins in 2013, with the...
6/11/2012
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Illinois Senate President Honing Internet Gambling Bill [sub req'd]
(Illinois) -- Legislation to authorize online casino games and poker in Illinois could be revisited during an abbreviated legislative session at the end of this year,...
6/5/2012
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Online Gambling in Illinois
(Illinois) -- Online Gambling Casino Online Gambling in IllinoisThere have been major updates concerning the efforts of the state of Illinois while pursuing a legalized...
5/25/2012
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Illinois Drafts Major Changes to Online Gaming Plan
(Illinois) -- Plans for Illinois to oversee a state-run online gaming industry underwent major revisions Friday, as a third amendment to House Bill 4148 puts the...
5/23/2012
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OP/ED: Keep state out of Internet gambling
(Illinois) -- Step right up, folks, and place your bets. How will the state of Illinois try to expand legalized gambling next?
5/21/2012
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Commentary: Internet gambling looks like a bad debt
(Illinois) -- Step right up, folks, and place your bets. How will the state of Illinois try to expand legalized gambling next?
5/20/2012
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Expanding Internet gambling deserves OK
(Illinois) -- The Legislature has plenty on its plate this session with budget issues and Medicaid and pension reform, but Senate President John Cullerton has piled more...
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Senate Head Stands For Pro Online Poker Legalization
(Illinois) -- The state of Illinois wants to legalize online poker and they want to do it fast – at least faster than any other state in the US. At least this is...
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Week in Review: Betting on iGaming, Controversy over Nation of Islam
(Illinois) -- Illinois lawmakers must craft next year’s budget and fix huge deficits by May 31, but the closest they came to addressing those problems was a...
5/19/2012
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Illinois not alone in pursuing online gambling
(Illinois) -- Illinois is not alone in the rush to expand legalized gambling to the Internet. According to U.S. Internet Gambling Regulatory Tracker, nine other states...
5/18/2012
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Illinois Week in Review: Betting on iGaming, controversy over Nation of Islam
(Illinois) -- Illinois lawmakers must craft next year’s budget and fix huge deficits by May 31, but the closest they came to addressing those problems was a...
5/16/2012
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IL Senate president proposes iGaming plan for the state
(Illinois) -- Senate President John Cullerton, asserting “time is of the essence,” wants lawmakers to approve his plan to regulate Internet gambling in...
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John Cullerton wants to make Illinois an 'internet gambling hub'
(Illinois) -- Illinois Senate President John Cullerton has a plan that he believes will give the state "first in the nation status." Senate President John...
5/15/2012
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Illinois bill aims to capture Internet gambling money
(Illinois) -- Cash-strapped Illinois would gain hundreds of millions of dollars in new revenue under legislation introduced on Tuesday to create an Internet gambling...
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Illinois Senate president champions online gambling
(Illinois) -- Illinois should move quickly to establish itself as an international leader in online poker and other types of Internet gambling, state Senate President...
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Senate leader wants to legalize online poker
(Illinois) -- Senate President John Cullerton floated the idea Tuesday of making Illinois an Internet gambling hub, suggesting the state could organize a major online...
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State Lottery Bills Urge Online Casino, Poker Expansion [sub req]
(Illinois) -- State lotteries in Illinois and Delaware could launch online casino and poker games by next year if newly-introduced Internet gambling bills carry the...
3/31/2012
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Illinois sells lottery online as jackpot soars
(Illinois) -- With a record $540 million Mega Millions jackpot in play, Illinois picked the right week to become the first state in the nation to sell lottery tickets...
3/29/2012
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Illinois sells lottery online as jackpot soars
(Illinois) -- With a record $540 million Mega Millions jackpot in play, Illinois picked the right week to become the first state in the nation to sell lottery tickets...
3/26/2012
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Hundreds buy lottery tickets online in Illinois
(Illinois) -- At 7:03 a.m. Sunday — just three minutes after Illinois officially became the first state to sell lottery tickets online — the first ticket was...
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Illinois becomes first state to sell lottery tickets online
(Illinois) -- Illinois became the first state selling lottery tickets online today. Lottery officials say online sales make the games of chance more available and will...
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Officials: La. online lottery unlikely
(Illinois) -- Illinois entered a new frontier Sunday by becoming the first state to sell lottery tickets over the Internet. Like Louisiana, state government in Illinois...
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Online Illinois lottery tickets net $15K first day
(Illinois) -- Illinois Lottery officials say the first day of online lottery tickets brought in more than $15,000 in sales. On Sunday Illinois became the first state to...
3/22/2012
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Buying lottery tickets online
(Illinois) -- Coming this Sunday the Illinois Lottery will become the first state in the whole United States that will now be selling their lottery tickets online.
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Illinois Lottery becomes first to sell online tickets
(Illinois) -- There is a sea of change coming to state lottery players, and it's starting in Illinois. It will become the first state in the nation to sell lottery...
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Online lottery sales in Illinois set to start Sunday
(Illinois) -- Lottery tickets can be purchased online beginning March 25, making Illinois the first state in the country to sell lottery tickets on the Internet.
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