Preseason expectations for Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball are tepid despite the team's deep run in the Big Ten Tournament last season. But oddsmakers know G ...

Illinois sports betting operators enjoyed an 18.1% year-over-year adjusted revenue increase in April. The Illinois Gaming Board reported operators made over $100 million a month for the third time ...

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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 ...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a series of budget bills on Monday, allowing tax changes and several other policies to take effect on July 1.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed Illinois’ fiscal year 2026 budget into law Monday, taking shots at President Donald Trump’s budget ...

When Illinois legislators instituted a progressive sports betting tax aimed squarely at market leaders FanDuel and DraftKings ...

In response to the new per-bet tax introduced by the legislature, the two largest online sportsbooks are charging users a per ...

The June 13 edition of the SBJ Betting newsletter features a look at PrizePicks' strategy to skirt restrictions on gambling ...

DraftKings is joining FanDuel with a 50-cent fee on all mobile and online bets in Illinois to offset the state's latest tax.

Thursday, DraftKings announced that all Illinois online and mobile bets will face a transaction fee. They join FanDuel, which made a similar announcement earlier in the week. This all ties into the ...

When the fiscal year 2026 budget passed a couple of weeks ago, so did an increased tax on sports gambling in the state of ...