Riverboat gambling will be allowed year-round in Illinois, thestate's gaming board decided Tuesday.
The gambling bill passed by the General Assembly prohibitsgambling boats from operating when docked. Under the proposal passedby the Illinois Gaming Board, the boats may pull up the gangplank inwinter and, without moving, be allowed to continue casino operations,said Mort Friedman, board administrator.
Friedman said that without the rule change, dangerous situationsmight have been created as boats attempted to sail in icy waters.The rule change allows workers, who might have been laid off in thewinter if rivers froze, to rely on year-round employment. To …
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