A new report shows Illinois collected $2.7B in gambling revenue last fiscal year. That’s 19% more than state brought in the year before.
While that money was collected from a variety of sources — including sports betting, casinos, and the lottery — slot machines generated in the most revenue for the second year in a row.
That’s due in part to the pandemic, as video gaming revenue more than doubled in the Illinois between 2020 and 2022.
Plus, Maggie Dougherty, a reporter with Capitol News Illinois, said the number of terminals in the state is about to explode.
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