Sports betting produced nearly $9 million in tax revenue in June. Analyst David Briggs from PlayIllinois.com said although the numbers were down, they were actually higher than the same time last year. “Illinois was way up over June from 2022, up 41% in revenue, up 15% in handle, up 45% in taxes,” Briggs said.
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.