Video playing tax hike to be determined by lawmakers tied to

With the Illinois General Assembly poised to think about a tax hike on video playing, some key lawmakers and their relations have developed beforehand undisclosed monetary connections to the business, that means the destiny of any proposal might lie partly on votes of legislators with a stake within the final result. They embrace two of the General Assembly’s strongest figures, Senate Minority Leader Bill Brady, a Republican from Bloomington, and Chicago Democrat Antonio Muñoz, the Senate assistant majority chief, in line with Illinois Gaming Board information obtained by ProPublica Illinois and WBEZ. These ties, coupled with strong marketing campaign giving by the business, reveal how video playing operators are constructing political affect at a time

Watch Red Sox Vs. Indians ALDS Game 2 Online (Live Stream)

Share this: The Boston Red Sox are in a hole, and it’s up to David Price to dig them out. The Red Sox the Cleveland Indians one game to zero in their best-of-five American League Division Series after Cleveland earned a 5-4 win Thursday night at Progressive Field. On Friday, Boston will turn to Price, who is 0-7 in eight career postseason starts but is determined to flip the script. The Indians will counter the Red Sox left-hander with right-hander Corey Kluber, who went 18-9 with a 3.14 ERA this season but battled a quad injury down the stretch. Here’s how to watch Red Sox-Indians Game 2 online: When: Friday, Oct. 7, at 4:38 p.m. ETLive Stream: MLB on TBS Thumbnail photo via Ken Blaze/USA TODAY

Indians Announce ALDS Pitching Rotation; Red Sox’s Still To Be Determined

Indians Announce ALDS Pitching Rotation; Red Sox’s Still To Be Determined

BOSTON — Where the Red Sox and Cleveland Indians will play Game 1 of the American League Division Series still is unknown. What we do know, however, is who will be on the mound for the Tribe next Thursday. Indians manager Terry Francona announced Saturday that right-hander Trevor Bauer will be the team’s Game 1 starter, with righty Corey Kluber set to pitch Game 2 on Friday. According to MLB.com’s Jordan Bastian, right-hander Josh Tomlin is set to start Game 3, which means Cleveland’s full rotation for the five-game series will feature all righties. Kluber is the Indians’ ace and apparently requested to pitch Game 1. But he recently m... NESN.com

Fiorentina ‘determined’, Tottenham ‘confident’

For the second year running, Fiorentina and Tottenham Hotspur head into the second leg of their UEFA Europa League round of 32 tie with all still to play for after a 1-1 draw in Florence.While it was the Viola who edged it 12 months ago, thanks to a 2-0 win in the return fixture, Spurs fancy their chances of gaining revenge in front of their own fans next Thursday having laid the groundwork with an away goal in Italy, a 37th-minute penalty from Nacer Chadli."We've got a strong side and a good mentality in the team and we're in good form at the minute – we're really confident," England midfielder Dele Alli told UEFA.com. "With the players we've got, we're