A Recipe for Calamity
Lawmakers in Springfield are cooking a gambling expansion stew. the inGREEDients include more casinos, online wagering, oh, and don't forget the sports…
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Lawmakers in Springfield are cooking a gambling expansion stew. the inGREEDients include more casinos, online wagering, oh, and don't forget the sports…
The Tinley Park Village Board will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, July 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the Village Hall, 16250…
Due to a U.S. Supreme Court decision, the odds have improved for legal sports betting to come to Illinois. Proponents are promising…
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are bowing to gambling interests and victimizing people as a result, says an expert on…
On February 28th, the Illinois Senate passed SB 7 - a massive gambling bill - by a vote of 31-26. Yet for…
One of the Illinois General Assembly's top budget minds is offering some common sense ideas on how the state can return to…
Yesterday, the Illinois Senate put two amendments on SB 7 -a massive gambling bill- and then called the bill for a vote…
An expert on the social costs of gambling says more gambling in Illinois is not a revenue solution for the state's bleak…
The Illinois State Senate Gaming Committee recently heard testimony on SB 7, the massive gambling expansion bill. There were many questions from…
Democratic Senate President John Cullerton and Minority Leader Christine Radogno negotiated an ambitious plan to end the budget impasse. Promising to act…
The Chicago Tribune reported this last Friday on the dubious goings on at the Illinois Lottery: A Tribune investigation found the Illinois Lottery collected hundreds…
Americans now spend more than $70 billion dollars annually on lotteries. That’s more than the combined spending on books, video games, and…
Attorneys General in 11 states, including Illinois, have said that Daily Fantasy Sports is illegal gambling. With HB 4323, it will become…
Americans do seem to like gambling. Look at all the people who raced to the local convenience stores to buy a ticket…
No one won this week’s Powerball jackpot, which means the jackpot will roll over [to an estimated $1.3 billion]— the largest lottery…