State gaming officials have chosen a New York-based company to oversee the video gambling machines that will soon crop up in Illinois restaurants, bars, and truck stops.
In a strong letter to the editor on central Illinois’ Pantagraph.com earlier this week, reader Jann Logue of Washington writes of supporting the
gambling expansion bill that has been left in limbo for months. The
letter calls it a “jobs bill” for the state while urging fellow
Illinoisans to call on Gov. Pat Quinn to sign it into law.
Ironically, that letter was published the same day that a damning analysis by the Chicago Crime Commission set off warning bells about the pending legislation. The bill “is
critically flawed due to a lack of regulatory safeguards and should be
reconsidered,” the analysis said.
A gambling expansion bill that would bring five casinos to Illinois, including one in Chicago, was passed bu the state Senate Tuesday afternoon by a 30-27 vote.
State Senate President John Cullerton moved Wednesday to repeal
the state law allowing for video gambling machines throughout the state
to pay for the capital bill currently stalled in the courts.
In a strong letter to the editor on central Illinois’ Pantagraph.com earlier this week, reader Jann Logue of Washington writes of supporting the
gambling expansion bill that has been left in limbo for months. The
letter calls it a “jobs bill” for the state while 
