\n\u201cIf the overall grand bargain doesn\u2019t move as we hoped it would, certainly our goal would be to have this one move forward because it does help all parties and it does help parts of the state,\u201d Syverson said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\u201cWe hope this is one of those bills … that both chambers and both parties can look at and take some credit for. This is really something that shouldn\u2019t be caught up in some of the more controversial issues going on. Hopefully (this) helps open the door for some of the other bills that can be negotiated and passed in a bipartisan basis as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Casinos on Dry-land<\/b><\/h2>\n
The bill, if enacted, would transform Illinois\u2019 gambling sector, ushering in a completely new era of land-based casinos. Currently, casino gaming is limited to riverboats along Lake Michigan and the Illinois River.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nIt would permit, for the first time, a casino in Chicago itself, as well as in five other regions at yet-to-be-determined locations in Lake County, Rockford, Danville, Cook County and Williamson County.<\/p>\n
Additionally, the legislation would allow the riverboat casinos to house 400 more slot machines as compensation while authorizing slots in terminals at Chicago airports and at four horse racing tracks.<\/p>\n
According to Syverson, $1.5 billion flowed out of Illinois<\/a> last year and into casinos positioned on the state\u2019s border and he wants to ensure that money stays in the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An Illinois gambling bill (SB 7) that would authorize six news casinos across the state could move forward with or without without the state\u2019s \u201cgrand bargain\u201d budget resolution, according to one of its sponsors. The State Senate approved the bill in early March but the legislation remains in limbo while lawmakers try to agree on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":47696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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