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October 4th, 2008
WMBD/WYZZ TV - EAST PEORIA --October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and while most of the focus tends to be toward women, Friday night the spotlight was on the men. The S usan G. Komen Foundation hosted Get Smart About Cancer at the Par-a-Dice Hotel and Casino .
October 4th, 2008
![]() Central Illinois Proud, IL - Oct 3, 2008WMBD/WYZZ TV - EAST PEORIA --October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, and while most of the focus tends to be toward women, Friday night the spotlight was ...
October 1st, 2008
![]() Pekin Daily Times, IL - Oct 1, 2008One of the two public courses in East Peoria - Quail Meadows Golf Course - sells beer. Steve Aitken, a pro shop clerk at Quail Meadows, said he hasn't ...
October 1st, 2008
![]() The State Journal-Register, IL - Sep 30, 2008While state lottery revenue climbed a little, riverboat casino taxes slumped from $685 million to $564 million in one year — a drop of $121 million, ...
October 1st, 2008
Illinois’ riverboat casinos are seeing a dramatic drop in revenue, adding to the state’s money problems and possibly renewing efforts to change Illinois’ smoking ban. A new report shows casino taxes slumped from $685 million to $564 million in one year — a drop of nearly 18 percent. Lottery revenues topped riverboat money for the first time since 2002.
September 24th, 2008
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September 22nd, 2008
![]() Peoria Journal Star, IL - Sep 21, 2008Revenue at the state's nine casinos - including the Par-A-Dice Riverboat Casino, docked in East Peoria - posted lower profits for the last eight months when ...
September 22nd, 2008
The soft economy, lashed by higher costs and tighter budgets, has proved to be an unlucky draw for gambling joints in Illinois, industry officials say.
September 18th, 2008
![]() Naperville Sun, IL - Sep 18, 2008Each year, though, I reserve time for an overnight stay in a place I know is relaxed and friendly - the Par-A-Dice casino in East Peoria. ...
September 12th, 2008
![]() Peoria Journal Star, IL - Sep 12, 2008He also opened a casino in Rock Island; this may have been his most controversial investment, having chosen to anchor a gambling boat on the Mississippi ...
September 10th, 2008
CHICAGO, IL (September 9, 2008) Cicero Mayor Larry Dominick and 8 Count Productions President Dominic Pesoli met this morning at the Mayor’s office to discuss “LIBERTY”, the upcoming world class professional boxing card set for Friday, September 19th at Cicero Stadium.
September 10th, 2008
![]() at the PAR-A-DICE Casino in East Peoria , IL . ...
September 10th, 2008
![]() at the PAR-A-DICE Casino in East Peoria , IL . ...
September 9th, 2008
His name linked Old World elegance with Peoria.James Jumer, whose contributions to Peoria included Jumer's Castle Lodge, the Boat Works and the Spirit of Peoria riverboat, died Tuesday at the age of 82.
September 9th, 2008
His name linked Old World elegance with Peoria. James Jumer, whose contributions to Peoria included Jumer's Castle Lodge, the Boat Works and the Spirit of Peoria riverboat, died Tuesday at the age of 82. An Alzheimer's patient, Jumer suffered a heart attack and died at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center.
September 9th, 2008
![]() Peoria Journal Star, IL - Sep 9, 2008Jumer was a major player on the riverboat casino scene when the state approved floating gambling boats in 1990. After Jumer withdrew his application for a ...
September 9th, 2008
![]() at the PAR-A-DICE Casino in East Peoria , IL . ...
September 9th, 2008
CHICAGO, IL (September 8, 2008) Former amateur standout Noe Perez, brother of Chicago’s blood and guts warrior Luciano Perez, will make his professional debut on Friday, September 19th at Cicero Stadium, it was announced today by Dominic Pesoli, President of 8 Count Productions, HOME OF THE BEST IN CHICAGO BOXING. .
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