gambling

Sports betting, both land-based and mobile, became legal in Illinois through the massive gaming expansion package signed by Governor Pritzker last June.

I'd be willing to wager a small sum that our state is a lot more into rolling the dice than you might imagine.

Do you think it would ever be legal to gamble on sports in Illinois?

This is the very first year that video gambling has added more to state coffers than casino gambling since Illinois began keeping track of these things in 2012.

The money from video gambling terminals continues to roll in five years after video gambling was legalized in Illinois.

Gambling addiction, or "Gambling disorder," affects slightly more than 2% of the U.S. adult population, but the price tag for society is quite a bit higher, according to a study by the National Council on Problem Gambling. We're talking costs around the $6 billion mark. So, ho…

With the Kentucky Derby coming up next weekend, Americans will be digging in their pockets to wager somewhere around $100 million on the event. As for gambling in general, Americans will lose around $100 billion dollars this year. Has gambling become a really big problem? In some parts of the nation…

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — A gambling center with 24-hour bingo halls, restaurants and lounges may be on its way to the village of Shabbona.
The U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs is hosting a hearing Jan. 26 for the public to discuss the idea proposed by the Prairie Band Potawatomi …

John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network
It sounds like Gov. Bruce Rauner might be warming up to the idea of expanded gambling in Illinois, which could mean a casino in Rockford.
Rauner says he doesn’t like to gamble, but he also recognizes the state is losing money to casinos in neighbo…

Dave Dahl -- Illinois Radio Network
Video gambling has been legal for two years in Illinois, and there’s a difference of opinion of whether it’s the reason for a low tide for casinos in the fiscal year that ended June 30.
An annual report from the state’…