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News...from the Illinois House of Representatives: Speaker Madigan: Further Casino Expansion in Illinois Must Go Hand-in-Hand With A Genuinely Independent Gaming Board (2007, Oct. 29)
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This press release from the Office of the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives announced that House Speaker Michael J. Madigan offered a proposal to transform the Illinois Gaming Board into a genuinely independent agency with multiple layers of checks and balances that would ensure the integrity of gaming in the state and better safeguard the public interest. Madigan stated that a reconstituted board is an essential pre-condition for any further expansion of casino gambling in the state.
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- Information management and resources: Information policy: Freedom of Information
- Laws and regulations: State statutes: Gaming laws
- Recreation and tourism: Gambling: Casinos
- Social issues and programs: Ethics
- State government: Illinois General Assembly: Bills (proposed legislation)
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.NEWS from the Illinois House of Representatives EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION UNTIL P.M., OCTOBER 29, 2007 Steve Brown Pager: (800) 345-7256 Phone: (217) 782-0109 Speaker Madigan: Further Casino Expansion in Illinois Must Go Hand-in-Hand With Genuinely Independent Gaming Board CHICAGO House Speaker Michael J. Madigan on Monday offered proposal to transform the Illinois Gaming Board into genuinely independent agency with multiple layers of checks and balances that would ensure the integrity of gaming in the state and better safeguard the public interest. Madigan stated that reconstituted board is an essential pre-condition for any further expansion of casino gambling in the state. "Two weeks ago, the House Gaming Committee held hearing in Chicago to give gambling legislation passed by the Senate thorough review," Madigan said. "A great deal was learned about what additional elements would be necessary if Illinois is to go from the status quo to become gambling mecca large
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Illinois
General Assembly
House of Representatives
Democratic Staff
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Name: Steve Brown
Organization: Office of the Illinois Speaker of the House
Springfield, IL
Phone: (217) 782-0109
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