Column: After a slow start, sports gambling in Illinois has taken off – Champaign News-Gazette

Jim Dey: "Watching increased amounts of sports gambling dollars pour into state coffers prompted Illinois’ revenue-hungry elected officials to raise the state’s tax rate from 15 percent to, beginning July 1, between 20 and 40 percent for adjusted gross revenues ranging from $30 million to more than $200 million."
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Fullbladder
1 year ago

A parasitic government preying on vulnerable people.

Hello, Indiana!
1 year ago

As any farmer knows, one lets the hog get good and fat before slaughtering it.

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