Legalizing sports betting could create 2,500 new jobs and raise $100 million in new annual revenue for the state, a new report argues.
The new study by the left-leaning Illinois Economic Policy Institute and Project for Middle Class Renewal at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign argues legalizing sports betting would help the state raise new revenues.
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
