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Illinois Opens Its First Legal Sports Book. What Does The Future Hold For Gamblers And Government?

Sam Dunklau

Legalized sports betting has officially launched in Illinois. This week, a casino in suburban Chicago opened the state’s first place for gamblers to…
Illinois Lawmakers Approve Sports Betting; Chicago And Southern Illinois Get A Casino

Daisy Contreras

Chicago, Rockford, and Southern Illinois will get the casinos they’ve been fighting to get for years.In a special session Saturday and Sunday, lawmakers…
Wager: 24-Hour Casinos?

Amanda Vinicky

The Illinois Gaming Board is set to consider lifting a restriction that forbids casinos from staying open 24 hours a day. Illinois' casinos have…