State revenue from casinos continues to drop as Illinois prepares for massive gambling expansion – Chicago Tribune

As Illinois embarks on a massive gambling expansion of up to six new casinos and the addition of slot machines and table games at horse tracks, revenue from the state’s 10 existing casinos last year dropped more than 3% , continuing a decadelong slide.

The loss in revenue from casinos, however, was more than offset by a continued increase in the state’s take from video poker and slot machines at bars, restaurants and truck stops. The full report from the legislature’s bipartisan Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability is linked here.

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