Illinois Gaming Board Revokes License of Cicero Video Gambling Operator, Alleging Mob Ties
COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AUG 1 – Illinois Gaming Board seeks to revoke license due to Bertucci's undisclosed mob-linked gambling past despite $200,000 revenue from his Cicero diner’s video gaming machines.
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Cicero diner can keep video gaming license despite mob ties, ruling says, but agency will pursue revocation
Suburban businessman Jeffrey Bertucci was once part of a mobbed-up video gambling network, according to records that show:He allegedly paid out winnings from video gaming machines when it was illegal in Illinois to do so.And he didn’t come clean about this while angling later for permission from state regulators to legally operate the lucrative machines.Still, an administrative law judge recently recommended that Bertucci’s Firebird Enterprises …
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