A comprehensive look at legal gambling in the State of Illinois. In FY 2025, the State’s share of tax revenues from wagering in Illinois totaled $2.234 billion, a 6.8% increase over FY 2024 levels.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
People have nothing better to spend their money on?