For decades, they’ve lusted for one, only to be repeatedly spurned by state lawmakers. It’s surely the type of lively scene Chicago’s business leaders envision, roulette wheels spinning in their eyes, when they push for a casino within city limits. “Guess what?” shouts a player to a small stack of pale blue chips as he scoops them up. Others prefer the high-stakes buzz of table games. Scores of gamblers shovel quarters and dollar bills into banks of garishly colored video terminals with flashing names like Blazing 7’s Blackjack and Ultimate Texas Hold ’Em. There’s plenty of action at Rivers Casino in suburban Des Plaines on this Wednesday afternoon.
