From the article:
Much like Indiana and New York, Illinois has passed its fair share of expanded gaming legislation in recent years. But whatever gaming fatigue there may be in the Land of Lincoln could get overshadowed by the need for more money.
According to the Pew Charitable Trusts, the state’s rainy-day fund has $4.1 million in it, which is not even enough for one day of covering state services. In addition, Pew also noted that Illinois has the second-worst unfunded state worker retirement liability in the country, to the tune of $145 billion.
The Illinois Gaming Board is still working its way through a number of casino licenses that were established through the 2019 expanded gaming bill. So an iGaming bill in Illinois may be a little further down the line than in Indiana or New York.
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