The money, which was a major factor in making Bally’s the frontrunner among three finalists, will support the city’s pension costs. Bally’s also has pledged to pay the city $4 million annually to that end, and generate $200 million in yearly tax revenue.
But we all know somehow the “money was lost on the way to the bank” even if it was a E-transfer. Then they will ask for ANOTHER 40 million for “fees, taxes and to grease the wheels of the local government”.
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.
But we all know somehow the “money was lost on the way to the bank” even if it was a E-transfer. Then they will ask for ANOTHER 40 million for “fees, taxes and to grease the wheels of the local government”.