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Illinois could be first to acquire casino - 2004-01-31
A top aide to Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Friday reported the governor would look into a proposal that would make the state the majority owner of a casino, although he had not yet viewed the details.

Proposals from the majority of the seven companies competing for the state's final casino permit have not been unveiled, but a proposal from Wyomissing, Pa.-based Penn National Gaming would put the state in the strange position of regulating and owning a casino.
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Competition sneaks up on Atlantic City casinos - 2004-01-31
For years, the name of the game here was "Monopoly." Soon, it may be "Survivor."

This East Coast gambling mecca once had the market covered on slot machines, blackjack tables and roulette parlors. For over 15 years, it was the same as the only game in town.

Then Connecticut launched two casinos and Delaware featured slot machines at racetracks, chipping away at Atlantic City's core constituency of day-tripping seniors from the Northeast.
Read the full story at Las Vegas Review Journal