Illinois collects nearly a half billion dollars in sports betting tax revenue yearly, the fourth highest total of any state, but handicapper Raphael Esparza said other tax revenue is generated by sports gambling. “Not only is that helping the state tax on the app, DraftKings, MGM or whatever, that’s also helping the bar that you are at watching games,” said Esparza.
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.