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Illinois casino numbers down9 April 2008ILLINOIS -- As reported by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "The tough times for Illinois casinos showed no signs of ending in March, with revenue and admissions down sharply from the same period last year, according to new figures from the Illinois Gaming Commission. "It was the third straight month of nearly across-the-board losses since the statewide smoking ban took effect Jan. 1, and in many cases those losses deepened relative to the same period last year. "Just fewer than 1.35 million people visited Illinois' nine casinos in March, down 9 percent from the same month in 2007. They spent $147.7 million, down from $184.3 million last year..." |