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Lawmankers in the state have sent another gambling expansion bill to Governor Pat Quinn for consideration and hopefully signing into law.
Senators have sent proposals to the Governor to expand gambling with five new casinos, including one in Chicago, increasing the number of slots machines in the state,
which would include Chicago’s two airports. However the biggest of them could be the inclusion of online gambling in the state.
Illinois has a population of over 12 million residents, making the state by far the largest to enter the online gambling world, should the Governor sign the bill into law.
The possibility of this happening this time is more likely, the democratic Governor has previously kicked out two other attempts by lawmakers to expand gambling in the state because of his concerns,
but in his March budget speech he said he was now open to the prospect of gambling expansion.
“There hasn’t been much review on that at all,” Quinn told reporters last week. “Any time you have something brand new, it shouldn't just be thrown into a bill at the last minute.”
“The stars are probably lining up better than they’ve ever lined up,” said Sen. Terry Link, who’s a main sponsor of the legislation. “We’re doing a lot of the things that the governor wanted.”
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Senators have sent proposals to the Governor to expand gambling with five new casinos, including one in Chicago, increasing the number of slots machines in the state,
which would include Chicago’s two airports. However the biggest of them could be the inclusion of online gambling in the state.
Illinois has a population of over 12 million residents, making the state by far the largest to enter the online gambling world, should the Governor sign the bill into law.
The possibility of this happening this time is more likely, the democratic Governor has previously kicked out two other attempts by lawmakers to expand gambling in the state because of his concerns,
but in his March budget speech he said he was now open to the prospect of gambling expansion.
“There hasn’t been much review on that at all,” Quinn told reporters last week. “Any time you have something brand new, it shouldn't just be thrown into a bill at the last minute.”
“The stars are probably lining up better than they’ve ever lined up,” said Sen. Terry Link, who’s a main sponsor of the legislation. “We’re doing a lot of the things that the governor wanted.”
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