Location: Illinois

Illinois legislators have called the bluff of online sports betting companies that are suggesting they might reduce operations — or close... more

Wall Street analysts were taken aback by an 11th-hour Illinois budget measure that added handle taxes to those levied on sports book... more

Democratic state lawmakers voted late Saturday, just minutes before their midnight deadline, to send Gov. JB Pritzker the final piece of a... more

A circuit court judge has barred the City of Rockford from enforcing rules meant to slow the growth of gambling in the city. 17th Judicial... more

State Representative Joe Sosnowski rolls the dice on a bill meant to strengthen the Illinois gaming industry and sustain its long-term... more

In the backstretch of the legislative session, horse racing advocates are pushing to revitalize the industry in Illinois and its... more

A new Chicago-area casino is getting ready to open this summer — months ahead of schedule. Hollywood Casino Joliet, which is leaving its... more

Proposals to expand gambling further to allow internet casinos may be stalling in Illinois with the end of spring legislative session... more

New administrative rules from the Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) now mandate that all casinos across the state conduct human trafficking... more

Weeks after the construction of the Bally’s Chicago casino was halted amid questions about the use of a reputed mob-connected garbage... more