Hearings
to Revoke Emerald License Wrap Up
Attorneys for the Illinois
Gaming Board told an administrative judge Tuesday
that Emerald Casino Inc. should lose its gambling
license for repeatedly lying to regulators about
its plans to finance and build a casino in Rosemont.
But lawyers for the bankrupt casino
argued the board is unfairly punishing Emerald
because of separate allegations of mob influence
in the Chicago suburb, and said the state wants
the lucrative license back only so it can sell
it to another casino operator.
Their statements came during closing arguments
in the Gaming Board's four-month administrative
hearing aimed at stripping Emerald of the state4s
only unused casino license.
Assistant State's Attorney Paul Gaynor said
Emerald no longer deserves the license because
of a string of "misrepresentations, omissions
and lies."
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