tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post6693761975816730743..comments2024-02-27T17:43:37.207-05:00Comments on View From the Racetrack Grandstand: Illinois Casino Bill - Look East at the ConsequencesThat Blog Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-67047491862516712222011-10-16T10:59:52.441-04:002011-10-16T10:59:52.441-04:00One little thing, Governor Ryan is in jail, no lon...One little thing, Governor Ryan is in jail, no longer running Illinois. Governor Pat Quinn is running the show in the Land of Lincoln these days. A new land-based casino recently opened in the Chicagoland area by O'Hare. Also keep in mind, if slots are approved for the racetracks, Hawthorne (t-bred track) would get them also. Hawthorne is 10 miles from Maywood, 40 miles from Balmoral. There are also well established casinos in NW Indiana. It's a very saturated market and slots at a rundown racetrack won't necessarily be the boom that horsepeople assume they will be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com