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Benjamin Franklin once said the only certainties in the world were death and taxes. And for gamers in the Chicago state">Illinois">Chicago area, this should give you an idea of where a bit of that money will be going.Why Chicago? For the most guys who haven't been updated on this, we're talking about the legal battle that popped up some months ago.
The case was filed against the the state of Illinois by representatives of gaming-related organization in the area regarding the state's attempt to pass the The Safe Games Illinois Act, which would, among other things, require additional warning labels to be plastered on games being released. Failure to do so resulted in a heavy fine.
Fast-forwarding things a little, Illinois lost the case, and aside from having the law scrapped, District Judge Matthew Kennelly ordered the office of Gov. Rod Blagojevich to pay the gaming industry USD$ 520,000 in attorney's fees.
Now, it seems that the state has yet to pay the hefty sum was order by court, with attorneys for the governor's office and Attorney General Lisa Madigan telling Judge Kennelly in a recent hearing that the payment will be in by next month. Like we said - it's reassuring to know our money's going to a *ahem* worthwhile cause.
Via Chicago Tribune
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