Video gaming

Governments across Illinois are seeing large holes in their budgets due to COVID-19 restrictions. One area that’s seen a sharp drop is revenue from video…

Six new casinos are planned for Illinois. Lawmakers expect hefty tax revenue, but the casinos also raise the risk of problem gambling. The State of…

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill at the end of June that allows six new casinos and legalizes sports betting. Rockford is the site of one such…

More than $55 million went back to Illinois municipalities from video gaming in 2016. But how do those communities use those funds?Springfield Budget…

The Illinois Senate began hearings Wednesday on a gambling expansion bill that calls for new casinos in Rockford, Chicago and its south suburbs, Danville,…

The council voted 6-1 earlier this week to put a hold on issuing licenses until mid-March.This comes as aldermen plan to discuss regulations of gaming…

Video gaming machines have been popping up in Illinois bars and restaurants for nearly four years. For the most part, the increase in gaming machines and…

Video gaming has proliferated in Illinois.A new state report says that as of June, there were nearly 21,000 video poker machines in Illinois.Chicago…

As of last month, there were more than 19,000 video gaming terminals across Illinois. But it appears things are leveling off after three years of growth.…

Video gaming continues to grow in popularity across Illinois. Over the past year, the number of video gaming terminals statewide more than doubled. July…