Gov. Pat Quinn and Mayor Rahm Emanuel agreed Monday that the
Illinois Gaming Board should have regulatory authority over a proposed gambling expansion package.
A new Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows that 49 percent of the Chicago voters surveyed are in favor of a city casino. About 43 percent of the 800 registered voters polled said they opposed it.
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said "progress has been made" on a gambling expansion bill that passed the Senate Wednesday, but pointed out that more changes are needed.
Yesterday at a Senate Executive Committee hearing, state gaming
officials said they would need to hire 300 additional people to
successfully implement a massive gaming expansion bill pending in the
Illinois Senate.
On the same day Gov. Pat Quinn announced in his budget address that a
gaming expansion in Illinois must have “tough ethical standards,” the
Illinois Senate Executive Committee approved legislation that would
bring five new casinos to Illinois.
Gov. Pat Quinn
turned up the rhetoric on pension reform during today’s state budget address,
largely putting the blame on lawmakers for their failure to act.
