Illinois racing interests say they had enough votes to pass a slots-at-tracks bill this week and some say they were sold out by measure's sponsor in the waning hours of the legislative session. They ...

Democratic Illinois Rep. Lou Lang reiterated Jan. 15 he intends to push legislation authorizing racetrack slot machines and will begin drafting a bill the week of Jan. 17. Lang took heat from horse ...

The Illinois Legislature last month passed the gambling expansion measure in the final hours of the regular spring legislative session. If signed into law — not at all a sure thing — it will allow ...

CHICAGO - The lame duck session of the Illinois legislature concluded Tuesday night with the House of Representatives failing to call for a vote on a bill that would have significantly expanded gaming ...

Tim Carey is president and general manager of Hawthorne Race Course, a business that has been in his family since 1909. On Saturday, the day of the Illinois Derby, he talked about why it needs slot ...