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Tag: gambling

State releases first-ever statewide gambling assessment

State releases first-ever statewide gambling assessment

— June 19, 2022

The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) released the first-of-its-kind statewide assessment of problem gambling in Illinois on June 16. Commissioned by IDHS and conducted by…

  • Bill allowing in-state college sports betting will head to governor

    Bill allowing in-state college sports betting will head to governor

    — October 29, 2021

    SPRINGFIELD – Betting on in-state college sports could become legal with the stroke of the governor’s pen after lawmakers in the General Assembly approved an amendment to the state’s…

  • Pritzker signs bill paving way for Chicago casino

    Pritzker signs bill paving way for Chicago casino

    — July 1, 2020

    SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law Tuesday, June 30 that paves the way for development of a major casino in Chicago, something officials expect to provide significant…

  • Instant games scratch out quite a niche

    Instant games scratch out quite a niche

    — November 26, 2019

    (Sixth in our series examining the expansion of legalized gambling in Illinois. In 2007, the first iPhone was released, the final Harry Potter book was published, and Illinois draw…

  • State cashes in with Lottery games

    State cashes in with Lottery games

    — November 12, 2019

      Fifth in a series looking at gaming expansion in Illinois You aren’t keeping up with the Jerseyans — at least at the Lottery machines. Despite having the nation’s sixth…

  • Limited sports betting on in-state colleges back on the table

    Limited sports betting on in-state colleges back on the table

    — October 28, 2021

      SPRINGFIELD – A state Senate committee revived a gambling bill Wednesday, Oct. 27 that would allow for limited betting on in-state college sports teams, sending it to the full…

  • Illinois House, Senate votes improve odds for Chicago casino

    Illinois House, Senate votes improve odds for Chicago casino

    — May 24, 2020

      SPRINGFIELD — The General Assembly on Saturday, May 23 approved adjustments to the tax framework of an expected Chicago casino because its success benefits the whole state,…

  • State lawmakers adjourn with no Chicago casino fix

    State lawmakers adjourn with no Chicago casino fix

    — November 15, 2019

    SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers adjourned the fall veto session Thursday without voting on a bill to clear the way for development of a Chicago casino, despite last-minute efforts…

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