Once again we are playing a game concocted by two suburban legislators acting as agents for Chicago’s mayor and out-of-state gambling bosses. They are determined to make citizens of Illinois patsies for the gambling industry. The game includes dangling a couple casinos in Rockford, Waukegan and Danville in order to bring necessary downstate support to […]
Doug Dobmeyer
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Radical change:%u2008Slots at the state fairgrounds
A bill recently approved by the General Assembly radically changes the gambling picture in Illinois. Three major things occur. The legislation expands the number of casinos from 10 to 15 throughout the state, allows slot machines at racetracks and brings slots to the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. This year’s fair participants will enjoy horse […]
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Here are better ideas than a casino
Recently I was a panelist for a meeting of the Constitutional Rights Foundation of Chicago youth summit on the question of casino expansion. The premise was that gambling expansion would bring more money for Illinois education services. One reason the high school students called for new money was because their sports teams may disappear. They […]
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Quinn must stop video poker gambling in Illinois
Often it is said that the gambling question in Illinois has already been decided, so let’s get on with it. Well, not quite! What was decided in 1989 was to have 10 casinos, not video poker on every corner or a casino in Chicago. In the spring of 2009 the legislature decided to have video […]
