Bill Text: IL HR1129 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Urges COGFA and the Illinois Gaming Board to conduct a study on the impact of placing a casino in the south suburbs, specifically on what the casino's impact would be on the local housing market, taxes, and minority-owned and small businesses.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HR1129 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR1129-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The areas in and around a casino can sometimes be | ||||||
| 3 | unstable; the housing market can be volatile, the residents | ||||||
| 4 | often face high taxes, and there is frequently a proliferation | ||||||
| 5 | of video gaming establishments; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, When a casino is placed within a
border community | ||||||
| 7 | or a low-income community, it is expected that the casino will | ||||||
| 8 | generate enough income
to sustain itself and stabilize the | ||||||
| 9 | surrounding housing market, reduce taxes, and encourage small
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| 10 | business investment; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Small businesses are barely surviving in the south
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| 12 | suburbs, and with potential casinos comes the need for new | ||||||
| 13 | measures to spur the economy and
provide new jobs; therefore, | ||||||
| 14 | be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 16 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 17 | urge COGFA and the Illinois Gaming Board to conduct a study on | ||||||
| 18 | the impact of placing a casino in the south suburbs, | ||||||
| 19 | specifically on what the casino's impact would be on the local | ||||||
| 20 | housing market, taxes, and minority-owned and small | ||||||
| 21 | businesses; and be it further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 2 | delivered to COGFA and the Illinois Gaming Board.
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