Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker on Friday said legalizing sports betting in Illinois is “an important thing to consider” as a way to find the state some more money.
Pritzker raised sports betting as an issue to reporters at an unrelated event after reiterating he favors legalizing the recreational use of marijuana and taxing it.
The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) reported casino revenue totaling $114.4 million for the month of December, as the gaming discipline generated $290 million in state tax revenue for the 2022 calendar ye
The massive gaming expansion bill Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law in June 2019 was notable on two fronts: It legalized sports wagering in the Land of Lincoln and provided six locations with
The newest Illinois casino was supposed to open in October, then December. Now it appears the The Temporary by American Place Casino in Waukegan — owned and operated by Full House — could open in Janu
