The number of sports bets placed in Illinois has decreased by 15% since last year, amounting to about five million fewer bets ...

Five million fewer wagers were placed in September than in the same month in 2024, and the SBA says the tax pushes bettors to ...

The Illinois Gaming Board has reported a 15% drop in September sports betting, after the state imposed a new tax on wagers.

The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) reported Thursday $10.6 million in September tax receipts from the state’s per-wager ...

Illinois’ new per-bet tax cuts wagering by 15%, raising $10.6 million and prompting warnings about growth of illegal markets ...

The Prairie State’s bettors fought back in September, especially on parlays, to lower the win rate to 7.1% on a $1.42-billion ...

We're heading into the biggest sports betting weekend of the year, but Illinois casino operators can only watch and wait from the sidelines for the state to approve licenses. The gaming board has ...

Aaron Jaffe — a renowned former Illinois state lawmaker, judge and chairman of the Illinois Gaming Board — passed away last week. Jaffe died Wednesday, Sept. 10. He was 95 years old. Jaffe was born in ...

It's been six months since the Chicago Sun-Times spotted dumpsters belonging to the waste hauler at the construction site of the Bally's permanent casino in River West, and the Illinois Gaming Board ...