With the Illnois General Assembly considering raising taxes on slot machines, Dan Mihalopoulos of WBEZ and Jason Grotto of ProPublica have written about involvement of a top Republican legislator in the industry.
A firm owned by Senate Republican Leader Bill Brady has been paid to sign up establishements with liquor licenses.
The son of a Senate Democratic Party is likewise earnign money.
A former Mike Madigan staffer has orchestrated a lobbying effort for the slot machine owners.
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Las Vegas is a snooze fest.
For real action, I go to Illinois.
It’s got more of that Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel feel to it.
Brady … what a phony.
Controlled opposition.
Rhino par excellence.