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Since the beginning of mass-marketed video games in the 1970s, players would go to the store to buy a game like Pong, Super Mario Brothers or Call of…
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The Springfield City Council wants to make sure the city’s many video gaming parlors are playing by the rules. Video gambling establishments can operate…
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker last month laid out his plan for a state budget. But the Democratic governor is perhaps being too optimistic, counting on…
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Three years ago, the first video gaming machines popped up in Illinois bars, restaurants, and truck stops. You could say the business has hit the jackpot…
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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…
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Those applying for video gaming licenses in the city will have deal with new parameters set up by the Springfield council.Aldermen approved a measure that…
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Despite concerns over gambling parlors cutting into the bottom line of local bars and restaurants, the Springfield City Council last night approved zoning…
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If proceeds from video gaming were a coconut cream pie, Illinois municipalities would only get a taste. But if you added up those nibbles every month, it…
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The issue of video gaming machines has created a divide in the town of Auburn. Mayor Barb Stamer cast a tie breaking vote against gambling earlier this…
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Last May, the Illinois General Assembly passed the state’s first capital construction program in 10 years. The National Conference of State Legislators…