Legal Opinion
Crusius v. Illinois Gaming Board
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 31, 2004No. 1-02-2819 RelPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McBRIDE
At issue in this case is the constitutionality of section 11.2(a) of the Riverboat Gambling Act (230 ILCS 10/11.2(a) (West 2000)), which allows “[a] licensee that was not conducting riverboat gambling on January 1, 1998[, to] apply to the [Illinois Gaming] Board for [license] renewal and approval of relocation to a new home dock location.” Illinois citizen and taxpayer Philip N. Crusius filed an action on behalf of all Illinois taxpayers and the State of Illinois seeking a declaratory judgment that section 11.2(a) violated the constitutional ban on special legislation (Ill. Const. 1970, art.…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Best v. Taylor MacHine WorksIllinois Supreme Court · 1997
- Greer v. Illinois Housing Development AuthorityIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
- La. Paddlewheels v. La. Riverboat GamingSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1994
- In re DayIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
- Chicago National League Ball Club, Inc. v. ThompsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Crusius Ex Rel. Taxpayers of the State of Illinois v. Illinois Gaming Bd.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2004
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