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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Mitchell Armentrout

Field of dreams? State regulators approve Danville casino, leaving only Chicago still pining for action

Illinois regulators on Thursday gave preliminary approval for a new casino to open in downstate Danville, dealing out one of the final cards of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s 2019 gambling expansion. 

The Illinois Gaming Board’s initial green light to the Golden Nugget Danville leaves only one component of Pritzker’s high-stakes legislation remaining: approval of the long-coveted Chicago casino. 

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