Missing the (Gambling) Boat – Big Time
By Rick Newton How about a little prostitution, state Senators of Illinois? At what point does morality come into play in the decision making process for a legislator – if ever? A major expansion of...
View ArticleThe State Gambling Addiction: Politicians are bleeding problem gamblers to...
And it’s no surprise that Illinois is one of those states. From City Journal: Gambling hasn’t lived up to its promise of closing budget gaps. Stateline, a service of the Pew Center on the...
View ArticleQuinn rejects gambling expansion
Make no mistake, if Republican Bill Brady had defeated Democrat Pat Quinn in 2010, Brady would’ve signed this law. Oh, and the GOP Platform is opposed to expanding gambling. Welcome to Illinois. Gov....
View ArticleI’m Losing Money. So Why Do I Feel So Good?
Here’s something to read as video gambling machines proliferate in Illinois: STEP into a casino and chances are good that slot machines are filling much of the space, as far as the eye can...
View ArticleTwenty Years of Evidence Shows that Casinos are Still a Bad Bet for Illinois
UPDATED: See this article from Professor John Kindt: Extra gambling has implications for all Illinoisans. The issue of gaming, gambling, casinos — whatever word you want to use — is one that perfectly...
View ArticleWhy Casinos Matter: Thirty-One Evidence-Based Propositions from the Health...
From the Council on Casinos
View ArticleGambling: Where Is the Payoff?
From Phyllis Schlafly: For those who promote legalized gambling as a means of economic development or revitalization, or as a painless way to pay for public schools, the recent news from Atlantic City,...
View ArticleChicago Tribune Reports on Illinois Lottery Corruption
The Chicago Tribune reported this last Friday on the dubious goings on at the Illinois Lottery: A Tribune investigation found the Illinois Lottery collected hundreds of millions of dollars from selling...
View ArticleProposed Casino Legislation Dictates More Bankruptcy & Education Losses for...
By Prof. John Kindt: Lincoln’s premise of “government of the people, by the people, and for the people” has been corrupted into “government of the casinos, by the casinos, and for the casinos”
View ArticleGambling Expansion a Losing Bet for Illinois
A short video report by Monte Larrick: Professor John Kindt maintains more gambling will only add to the state’s fiscal troubles, while making lots of money for the “insiders.”
View ArticleMissing the (Gambling) Boat – Big Time
By Rick Newton How about a little prostitution, state Senators of Illinois? At what point does morality come into play in the decision making process for a legislator – if ever? A major expansion of...
View ArticleQuinn rejects gambling expansion
Make no mistake, if Republican Bill Brady had defeated Democrat Pat Quinn in 2010, Brady would’ve signed this law. Oh, and the GOP Platform is opposed to expanding gambling. Welcome to Illinois. Gov....
View ArticleI’m Losing Money. So Why Do I Feel So Good?
Here’s something to read as video gambling machines proliferate in Illinois: STEP into a casino and chances are good that slot machines are filling much of the space, as far as the eye can...
View ArticleTwenty Years of Evidence Shows that Casinos are Still a Bad Bet for Illinois
UPDATED: See this article from Professor John Kindt: Extra gambling has implications for all Illinoisans. The issue of gaming, gambling, casinos — whatever word you want to use — is one that perfectly...
View ArticleWhy Casinos Matter: Thirty-One Evidence-Based Propositions from the Health...
From the Council on Casinos
View ArticleGambling: Where Is the Payoff?
From Phyllis Schlafly: For those who promote legalized gambling as a means of economic development or revitalization, or as a painless way to pay for public schools, the recent news from Atlantic City,...
View ArticleChicago Tribune Reports on Illinois Lottery Corruption
The Chicago Tribune reported this last Friday on the dubious goings on at the Illinois Lottery: A Tribune investigation found the Illinois Lottery collected hundreds of millions of dollars from selling...
View ArticleProposed Casino Legislation Dictates More Bankruptcy & Education Losses for...
By Prof. John Kindt: Lincoln’s premise of “government of the people, by the people, and for the people” has been corrupted into “government of the casinos, by the casinos, and for the casinos”
View ArticleGambling Expansion a Losing Bet for Illinois
A short video report by Monte Larrick: Professor John Kindt maintains more gambling will only add to the state’s fiscal troubles, while making lots of money for the “insiders.”
View ArticleDon’t Let The Video Gaming Conflict Of Interest Story Die
By Mark Glennon: It’s not the biggest scandal going in Illinois, but there are particularly good reasons to keep the story alive.
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