Location: Illinois

11/03/25 8:52 PM

Central Illinois county one step closer to having horse race track, casino

  • Katie Moore, WCIA-TV
A new horse racing track could be coming to Macon County. After a bill passed the state senate on Thursday, people are weighing the pros... more
11/03/25 2:27 PM

Illinois: Macon County one step closer to having one mile horse race track, casino

  • Katie Moore, WCIA
A new horse racing track could be coming to Macon County. After a bill passed the state senate on Thursday, people are weighing the pros... more
10/30/25 7:06 PM

Illinois slot route operator accused of sexual assault in civil case

  • Teri Maddox, Belleville News-Democrat
An anonymous woman has filed a civil lawsuit accusing Illinois gambling and cannabis entrepreneur Jeff Rehberger Jr. of raping her 20 years... more
10/28/25 8:21 PM

Illinois Democrats propose credit card ban for gambling, lottery

  • Dominic Genetti, The Telegraph
A partisan Democratic bill in the Illinois House would amend the state’s lottery law and set new regulations for gambling with credit... more
10/22/25 7:55 PM

Turf war over wagering taxes breaks out between Illinois statehouse and Chicago

  • Jill R. Dorson, InGame
Illinois’ wagering tax saga added another chapter Monday when a group of state legislators filed HB 4171, essentially telling Chicago’s... more
10/21/25 9:19 PM

City of Chicago, Bally’s pursuing installation of slot machines at O’Hare and Midway airports

  • Fran Spielman, Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago is actively pursuing the possibility of installing slot machines at O’Hare and Midway Airports — and Bally’s has identified a site... more
10/21/25 9:17 PM

Video gambling terminals top lottery as Illinois’s No. 1 gambling tax generator

  • Mitchell Armentrout, Chicago Sun-Times
For the first time in 18 years, the Illinois Lottery has been supplanted as the state’s top source of gambling tax revenue, but industry... more
10/21/25 9:09 PM

Illinois video gambling mogul to seek GOP gubernatorial nomination

  • Brenden Moore, Capitol News Illinois
Rick Heidner, a Barrington Hills real estate developer and the owner of Gold Rush Gaming, formed a gubernatorial campaign committee on... more
10/19/25 6:06 PM

Chicago mayor proposes city tax on operators’ sports betting revenue

  • Chris Altruda, InGame
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is proposing a 10.25% tax on adjusted gross sports betting revenue generated in the city for his 2026 budget,... more
10/18/25 3:28 PM

’He’s a whale in Vegas’: Illinois governor’s $1.4M casino win reveals his talent for gambling

  • Shia Kapos, Politico
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker turned heads this week when his campaign disclosed he won $1.4 million gambling last year. Though the billionaire... more