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Covers.com14h
Will a 50-Cent Fee Stop Sports Bettors From Betting?
A survey conducted by Covers suggests the decision by DraftKings and FanDuel to impose a 50-cent fee in Illinois could affect sports betting behavior.
Pritzker signs $55.1B state budget reliant on $700M of new taxes
The budget sent to Pritzker included a 5% pay raise for state lawmakers, to $98,304. State law sets the pay for legislators ...
WMBD Peoria on MSN5h
On the Record: Breaking down the $55 billion budget with state Senators Koehler, Arellano
Illinois has passed a record $55.2 billion budget, raising nearly $1 billion in new revenue from sports betting, delivery ...
Gov. JB Pritzker signs budget amid federal funding uncertainty, unaddressed transit issues
Gov. JB Pritzker signed his seventh annual budget, balanced as promised with spending cuts, taxes and one-time revenue boosts ...
Gov. JB Pritzker signs $55.2B Illinois budget reliant on $700M of new taxes
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- Governor JB Pritzker is set to sign the 2026 budget into law Monday morning. State lawmakers passed the record-setting $55 billion plan two weeks ago. It includes ...
What's in the $55 billion budget Gov. JB Pritzker just signed
The $55.1 billion state budget, signed by Gov. JB Pritzker and set to take effect July 1, is the largest in Illinois history, despite a number of cuts and freezes. It includes more than $700 million ...
Sports Business Journal19h
New per-bet charge in Illinois, along with last year’s added toll, will have FanDuel, DraftKings paying N.Y.-sized taxes
When Illinois legislators instituted a progressive sports betting tax aimed squarely at market leaders FanDuel and DraftKings ...