Their business deal is expected to remove a hurdle that’s kept plans from moving forward. The men are also key players in efforts to legalize gaming-though they have disagreed on how to work with lawmakers to accomplish that. Bluhm also owns casinos in Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Canada, and Duchossois owns Arlington Park. These patriarchs of two powerful Chicago families have deep roots in the gaming and entertainment industries. The transactions will give Churchill downs a 50.1 percent stake in Midwest Gaming. Churchill Downs, which counts Chicago businessman Dick Duchossois as a key investor, is acquiring Clairvest Group Inc.’s share of Rivers for approximately $291 million and it’s buying the stake owned by High Plaines Gaming for $326 million. is buying an ownership stake in in Neil Bluhm’s Midwest Gaming Holdings, the parent company of Rivers Casino in Des Plaines. Watch for this highly charged ad by the national GOP to drive much of the talk about immigration today. Presented by the Save My Scholarship Coalition
