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EMPRESS CASINO JOLIET CORP. v. BALMORAL RACING CLUB

No. 09-3975.

651 F.3d 722 (2011)

EMPRESS CASINO JOLIET CORPORATION, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BALMORAL RACING CLUB, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Reargued En Banc May 10, 2011.

Decided July 8, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Andalman (argued), Attorney, Loeb & Loeb, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

William J. McKenna, Jr. (argued), Attorney, Foley & Lardner, LLP, Gary S. Feinerman,   Constantine L. Trela, Jr. (argued), Attorneys, Sidley Austin LLP, Edward M. White, Attorney, Carey, Filter, White & Boland, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and BAUER, POSNER, KANNE, WOOD, SYKES, TINDER, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiffs, four riverboat casinos operating in Illinois, brought this RICO suit against five Illinois racetracks, charging that the owner of two of the tracks, in cahoots with Illinois' then governor, Rod Blagojevich, had "bought" a pair of Illinois statutes harmful to the casinos. Enacted in 2006 and 2008 by large margins, these statutes, which are to remain in effect until the end of this year...

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