Issue Position: Sports Betting & Gaming

Issue Position

This session we also legalized sports betting and expanded gaming in Illinois. As a part of the gambling package, Chicago will be able to own and operate its own casino, with the opportunity to develop smaller casinos in the south suburbs, downstate, and various other locations. Sports betting licenses will be available to existing and newly authorized casinos as well as major league sports facilities. The revenue generated from this proposal will go directly back into the community to pay for "vertical" capital projects such as construction projects for our neighborhood schools and other building and infrastructure needs.

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