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State Week: Changing Face Of Gambling, Cost Of Saying #MeToo, Fun With Numbers (State Fair Edition)

By Sean Crawford, Brian Mackey, Maureen Foertsch McKinney, Sam Dunklau & Charles N. Wheeler III • Sep 20, 2019

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A new report raises questions about the future profitability of casino gambling, one of the first people to say #MeToo in the context of Illinois politics is still looking for work, and the Illinois State Fair's claim of record revenue is not the whole story.

Business Report: 5 Years Of Video Gambling; Springfield Comprehensive Plan Coming

By Sean Crawford • Sep 13, 2017

Sean Crawford talks with the State Journal-Register Business Editor Tim Landis.

Business Report: Is Springfield's Gambling Market Saturated?

By Sean Crawford • Jun 6, 2017

Sean Crawford talks with the State Journal-Register Business Editor Tim Landis.

Business Report: Legacy Pointe Development Update; Video Gambling Lawsuit; Gordman's Future

By Sean Crawford • Apr 11, 2017

Sean Crawford talks with State Journal-Register Business Editor Tim Landis.

Professor Says Illinois Getting Short Changed On Gambling

By Sean Crawford • Nov 14, 2016

If you missed it last month, the state marked an anniversary. 4 years since the launch of video gambling. The machines you see in bars, restaurants, truck stops and other places have permeated the landscape since that time. Springfield leads the state with the most machines, Decatur is also near the top.

Overall, Illinois now has more video gambling terminals than Nevada.

Business Report: Executive Mansion; Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices; Springfield And Video Gambling

By Sean Crawford • Sep 27, 2016

Sean Crawford talks with the Business Editor of the State Journal-Register Tim Landis.

Business Report: Executive Mansion Plans; Springfield Gambling; High Speed Trains Coming

By Sean Crawford • Jul 19, 2016

NPR Illinois' Sean Crawford talks with Tim Landis, Business Editor for the State Journal-Register.

Business Report: Springfield Gamblers; More MacArthur Retail; Future Of Downtown Church

By Sean Crawford • Feb 16, 2016

Tim Landis, Business Editor for the State Journal-Register, joins us.

WUIS/SJ-R Business Report: Video Gambling Keeps Growing In Springfield; Norb Andy's Closes Again

By Sean Crawford • Jun 23, 2015

Each week, State Journal-Register Business Editor Tim Landis joins us to talk about area business news.

Springfield Hoping For Lincoln Tourists This Spring WUIS/SJR Business Report

By Bill Wheelhouse • Feb 3, 2015

Portrait of Lincoln, 1864 — Francis Bicknell Carpenter

Tim Landis and Bill Wheelhouse talk about this spring's Lincoln Funeral Re-enactment, Video Gambling in Springfield and solar incentives for residential and small business users.

Springfield Airport Will Make Another Attempt To Add Gambling

By Sean Crawford • Jan 24, 2015

After being turned down for a video gambling license last year, the Springfield airport will try its luck again.

The Director of the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, Mark Hanna, says adding the gambling machines is an opportunity that needs to be explored.

"Just like any other non-aeronautical revenue opportunity, we feel we are doing the responsible thing in actually looking at all available sources of revenue that are out there to offset our expenses and tax burden," Hanna said.

Tim Landis: Video Gambling; Workforce Job Shifts; Parsons Ordered To Court

By Sean Crawford • Jun 24, 2014

On this week's WUIS/State Journal-Register Business Report, the SJ-R's Tim Landis talks about efforts to slow the growth of video gambling in Springfield.

We also hear how one company is adding jobs at the same location another firm has been making layoffs and THR and Associates founder Jeff Parsons is told to report to court:

Video Gaming: Illinoisians Get a Piece of the Action

By Kurt Erickson • Jun 1, 2014

With their bright lights and chirping electronic sounds, the row of five slot machines could be in any casino in the world.

The seats are comfortable. The attendant is a kindly elderly woman who offers to get you something to drink. Within minutes, you’ve just won $10 on a rainy Sunday afternoon.

But make no mistake, this isn’t Las Vegas. Or even one of Illinois’ 10 riverboat casinos. This is a strip mall in central Illinois, just a few storefronts away from a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant, a nail salon and a dollar store.