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Hearings to Revoke Emerald License Wrap Up

CHICAGO, Illinois -- 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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