Terry Dunleavy
- May 2, 2019
- 1 min read

Bookies beware: Illinois gets ready to go all-in on sports betting

Sports gambling, a multibillion-dollar industry that mostly relies on the black market, may soon go legit in Illinois.

Backed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker and a host of gambling interests, Illinois is looking to join New Jersey, Pennsylvania and a growing number of states to legalize sports betting, turning the widely practiced but illicit activity into a bounteous source of tax revenue.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-legal-sports-betting-illinois-20190227-story,amp.html

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