Indiana and Illinois riverboat gambling weights shift
The piece weighs the Illinois Indiana riverboat gambling balance with seven Illinois boats and three in Indiana, no wagering limits in either state, and dockside shifts. It notes Gary Indiana’s docked boat due to a Lake Michigan ban, Joliet and Hammond dynamics, Empress boats’ cross state impact, and Iowa’s historical influence on Illinois earnings and tax receipts.
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Chicago
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Joliet
Hammond
Denny Jacobs
East
Moline
Iowa
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Bill Balthis
Lansing
Thomas Grey
National Coalition Against
Grey
Juliet
Aurora
Elgin
Mississippi River
Illinois Gaming Board
Rock Island
Belletire
Daviess County
Silver Eagle
Gaming Board
Rock Island’s
Jo Daviess
Missouri
St. Louis
St. Louis County
East St. Louis
Alton
General Assembly
Riverboat gambling and politics in Illinois timeline
Interstate News Service traces evolving gambling attitudes in Illinois from 1990 legislative actions under Madigan and Rock through 1995. It notes party lines in passing riverboat laws, Edgar’s fiscal shifts, dockside bets debate, race track interests, and a joint House Senate study on gambling issues.
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House
Michael J. Madigan
Chicago
Senate
Philip J. Rock
Dchicago
General Assembly
Cook County
James R. Thompson
Edgar
Illinois
Senate Republicans
Daniels
Philip
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