With the criminal history standards for video poker operators lowered by the $31 billion capital bill, which legalized video gambling in liquor-selling restaurant, the claims Frank Calabrese, Jr. made to Fox News in the video below grow more believable. And purely by coincidence, Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) surprises many by suddenly reversing his past support for video gambling by introducing legislation this week to repeal the law, which is still held up in courts. One has to wonder what Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios thinks about all this, now that he's no longer officially or personally lobbying in Springfield for the Coin Operators Union.
Calabrese's new book "Family Secrets" tells about how he was encouraged to connect with Springfield and Chicago politicians.
