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World Cup Gives Illinois Rare Wagering, Handle Boost in June
2+ week, 5+ day ago (447+ words) Illinois continued a trend felt across the largest sports betting jurisdictions in the U.S. during June and ended...handle declines. The Prairie State’s $1.14 billion sports betting handle in a month that featured the NBA Finals...June 2025, which is also the last…...
Jeff Rehberger and the Business of Betting Big on Illinois
1+ week, 6+ day ago (213+ words) Illinois legalized video gaming terminals in 2009. The market that followed was still taking shape, with many operators treating video gaming as one part of a broader business. Jeff Rehberger looked at that landscape and saw something else: a regulated, scalable…...
Illinois Win Totals, Odds & Expert Picks
2+ week, 5+ day ago (815+ words) Illinois opens 2026 at 6.5 wins, bet down from 7.5, after a 5-of-6-year Over streak. See our unanimous predictions, odds history and FAQs on the Illini. The Illinois Fighting Illini's 2026 win total might be the same as 2025, but the expectations to beat…...
Joe Ferguson: Chicago’s debating over casinos, video gaming and sweepstakes — so what’s the difference?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (253+ words) Gambling is nothing new in Chicago. Legal gambling is. City Hall’s handling of it still looks like the rackets of yore. With a suffocating debt and pension load, and another looming budget deficit, Chicago cannot afford incoherence on this important…...
Illinois Lottery player collects $1.4 million jackpot on FastPlay game
1+ week, 4+ day ago (148+ words) An Illinois iLottery player is $1.4 million richer after winning a jackpot in a FastPlay game in recent days. According to Lottery officials, the winning ticket was sold in the Ultimate Diamond Jackpot game, which is one of 39 instant play games…...
Illinois fans stunned by ‘blinding’ $20.9 million college football record-breaker | Sporting News
1+ week, 2+ day ago (434+ words) scale better than any measurement. According to Sports Video Group, it would take approximately 1,621...
Duke vs Illinois Prediction, Pick, College Football Odds for Saturday, Sept. 12
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (852+ words) The Duke Blue Devils take on the Illinois Fighting Illini in Champaign, IL. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on FS1. Illinois is favored by -6 points on the spread with a moneyline of -230. The total is set at 51.5 points. Here's my Duke vs....
Previewing Part 2 of the Crosstown Classic | Chicago Sports Tonight
3+ week, 5+ day ago (56+ words) Fox Chicago's Cassie Carlson and Sam Panayotovich are joined by the Athletic's Jon Greenberg to preview part 2 of the Crosstown series between the Cubs and White Sox. Fox Chicago's Cassie Carlson and Sam Panayotovich are joined by the Athletic's Jon…...
Chicago Cubs at Arizona Diamondbacks odds, picks and predictions
3+ week, 8+ hour ago (484+ words) The Chicago Cubs (75-56) and Arizona Diamondbacks (69-62) meet Monday to commence a 3-game series in Phoenix, Arizona. First pitch from Chase Field is set for 9:40 p.m. ET. Let's analyze MLB odds around the Cubs vs. Diamondbacks odds and make our expert MLB…...
Pirates vs Cubs Prediction, Pick, MLB Odds for Saturday, September 12
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (345+ words) The Chicago Cubs host the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 12, 2026. First pitch from Wrigley Field is scheduled for 2:20 p.m. EDT. The game will be broadcast on SportsNet PT. The Cubs are favored by -125 on the moneyline and by -1.5 on the run line....