Illinois Senator Kimberly Lightford is hoping to kickstart the Illinois Lottery’s pilot sports betting program with a proposal to significantly reduce vendor licensing costs and extend the program through to 2030.
Illinois adopted sports betting legislation in 2019 which allowed the state’s casinos to offer retail and online sports betting, and the state lottery to operate a pilot sports betting program until January 1, 2024.
The state’s casinos launched sportsbooks in early 2020, however, the Illinois Lottery [...]
