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Illinois’ Bad Bet On Video Gambling

Illinois’ Bad Bet On Video Gambling

Update: 2019-03-09
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A decade ago, Illinois politicians legalized video gambling in hopes of generated much-needed money for the state. But like so many stories in Illinois, this one didn’t turn out to be that simple. WBEZ’s Dan Mihalopoulos and ProPublica Illinois’ Jason Grotto have spent months digging into what happened.


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