Column: Video gambling has become a big business in Illinois – Champaign News-Gazette

Jim Dey: "More than 8,800 establishments host 49,450 gambling machines that in 2025 ... generated $1.1 billion in taxes, the state taking $955 million and hundreds of local and county governments splitting $160 million."
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Truth in Cook County
2 days ago

A classic Illinois Democrat scam – prey on the people who can least afford it, or who have never been taught to avoid these machines by parents or Hillary’s supposed “village.” But they are for the little guy….

David F
1 day ago

Do they take SNAP cards yet?

mqyl
1 day ago

Illinois loves to heap its regressive activities on us.

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