Communities that Banned Video Gambling
- Addison
- Arlington Heights
- Batavia
- Beach Park
- Bloomingdale
- Buffalo Grove
- Burbank
- Campton Hills
- Carbondale
- Carol Stream
- Cook County
- Country Club Hills
- Darien
- Downers Grove
- Du Page County
- East Dundee - [ 2 ] - [ 3 ]
- Elburn
- Elmhurst
- Evanston
- Glen Ellyn - [ 2 ]
- Glenview
- Hanover Park
- Hawthorne Wood
- Highland Park
- Hinsdale
- Itasca
- Kane County - [ 2 ] - [ 3 ] - [ 4 ]
- Kildeer
- La Grange
- Lake Bluff
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Lake County
[ 2 ] - [ 3 ] - Lake Forest
- Libertyville
- Lincolnshire
- Lincolnwood
- Lisle
- McHenry County
- Mettawa
- Morton
- Mt. Prospect
- Naperville
- Northbrook
- Oak Park - [ 2 ]
- Oakbrook Terrace
- Orland Park - [ 2 ] - [ 3 ]
- Palos Heights
- Palos Park
- Park Ridge
- Rochester
- Roselle - [ 2 ]
- Rosemont
- Schiller Park
- South Barrington
- South Holland
- Villa Park
- Warrenville
- Wayne
- West Chicago
- Wheaton - [ 2 ]
- Wilmette
- Winfield
- Wood Dale
Communities Discussing Video Gambling
- Antioch
- Barrington
- Burr Ridge
- Champaign
- Champaign County - [ 2 ] - [ 3 ]
- Deerfield
- DeKalb
- Effingham County - [ 2 ]
- Elgin
- Fox Lake
- Gurnee
- Homewood
- Johnsburg
- Lindenhurst
- Lombard
- Oswego
- Rockford - [ 2 ] - [ 3 ] - [ 4 ]
- St. Charles
- Schaumburg
- Southland
- Springfield
- Tazewell County - [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
- Tinley Park
- Urbana
- Wadsworth
- West Dundee
- Westmont
- Will County - [ 2 ]
- Winnetka
Communities that Will Not Ban Video Gambling
Video Gambling Act
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ILCAAAP News
Video gambling a growing target for candidates
January 28, 2010
With the promised windfalls of cash from legalized video gambling increasingly in question, the politics behind the massive expansion appear to be steering away as governor hopefuls play to the voters in heated primary contests... [ read more ]
Candidate Positions on Gambling
January 21, 2010
The Primary is February 2, but absentee voting has already begun... [ read more ]
Video Gambling Update
January 12, 2010
More communities ban video gambling. Video poker interests strike back... [ read more ]
In Turning to Video Gaming, the State Chases Fool's Gold
December 17, 2009
...In July, Mr. Quinn -- the reform-minded accidental successor to the disgraced former Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich -- proved as desperate and banal as any official nationwide... [ read more ]
What happens to gaming operators caught breaking law?
December 17, 2009
It's one of Illinois' worst-kept secrets: Tens of thousands of video-gaming machines installed for entertainment-only purposes at taverns and other venues often are actually used for illegal gambling... [ read more ]
Gambling Action Alert
December 15, 2009
The Chicago Tribune editorial encourages people to contact local officials NOW to ban video gambling machines, and ask Legislators to repeal the law... [ read more ]
Video poker? Not here.
December 14, 2009
If your county or community isn't on the first list, get cracking. Call your local council members, your county board solons, anybody and everybody who can get your jurisdiction to opt out, too... [ read more ]
Feds raid video poker bars in Bridgeport neighborhood
December 8, 2009
A federal investigation of mob-backed video poker machines is now under way in the Bridgeport neighborhood... [ read more ]
We'd rather not be flush with sad stories
December 8, 2009
Strictly from a newspaper circulation point of view, there is much to be said for legalized video poker in Illinois. A disaster sells newspapers... [ read more ]
Patients flock to California doctors practicing pot medicine
December 3, 2009
These days pot physicians, touting marijuana as a healthier alternative to pharmaceuticals, are writing medical cannabis recommendations for a far wider range of ills, from restless leg syndrome to psoriasis, from sleep apnea to menopause... [ read more ]
Municipal video gambling bans don't hurt dollar estimates
December 1, 2009
Towns and counties throughout Illinois continue to ban legalized video gambling, but state officials said today that not enough of them have opted out to hurt estimates of how much the machines will fetch... [ read more ]
Race tracks say they could use slot machines
December 1, 2009
Illinois' horse racing tracks, including Fairmount Park at Collinsville, say they're ready to ride to the rescue for the state's flailing infrastructure plan... [ read more ]
Construction jobs not at risk
November 25, 2009
Construction jobs are not at risk if communities ban video poker machines. Video gambling will neither bring nor reduce road and construction projects for any community... [ read more ]
SUPPORT a BAN on Video Gambling Machines
November 19, 2009
While video gaming is anticipated to be one of the major revenue sources for the Capital Projects Fund, it should be noted that there is no provision restricting local governments from receiving projects from the Capital Projects Fund... [ read more ]
News Archive
- Gamblin Action Alert
November 18, 2009
- Many towns already ban video gambling
November 18, 2009
- Contact County Boards & Speak out at Hearings
November 10, 2009
- Video gambling no sure bet
November 6, 2009
- Gaming chief says 'almost impossible' to keep mob out
November 6, 2009
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