Alderman introduces ordinance to allow sports betting in major stadiums – WBBM (Chicago)

Under Ald. Walter Burnett's proposal - likely to come up for consideration in September - the city wouldn’t get direct revenue, but it would allow the city to get licensing fees paid by gaming operators; A portion of gaming revenue would go to the state to fund infrastructure projects.
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The Paraclete
4 years ago

Sounds like a lucrative side hustle. Major expansion of gambling. Let’s make so large nobody will know the skim. All income to the city will go to a general fund for Lori. Walter gets a taste and a promise for running interference.

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