Mayor likes Summit's casino odds - 2004-01-22
Summit Mayor Joseph Strzelczyk said the village has "a heck of a shot" at obtaining the state's 10th casino license.

The companies working to open a casino in the village have submitted their bid to state officials, but the location of the proposed casino will be chosen later, officials said during Tuesday's village board meeting.

Mandalay Bay Resort and Hyatt Development Corp., operators of the Grand Victoria casino in Elgin, have submitted a sealed bid to the Illinois Gaming Board.
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Boyd Gaming buying Harrah's casino in Shreveport - 2004-01-22
Harrah's Entertainment Inc. of Las Vegas, the second-biggest U.S. casino company, said Tuesday it will sell its hotel and casino in Shreveport, La., to Boyd Gaming Corp. of Las Vegas for $190 million to prevent overexposure in Shreveport.

Harrah's, which already owns the Louisiana Downs horseracing track in nearby Bossier City, agreed in September to purchase Jack Binion's closely held Horseshoe Entertainment Holding Corp., which owns the casino in Shreveport.

The Harrah's-Boyd deal would help Harrah's gain approval from antitrust regulators of its Horseshoe Entertainment deal.
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