Sports gambling a good bet for Illinois, new report argues

Legalizing sports betting could create 2,500 new jobs and raise $100 million in new annual revenue for the state, a new report argues.

The new study by the left-leaning Illinois Economic Policy Institute and Project for Middle Class Renewal at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign argues legalizing sports betting would help the state raise new revenues.

https://week.com/news/top-stories/2019/02/05/sports-gambling-a-good-bet-in-illinois-new-report-argues/