Illinois lawmakers are facing pushback from small business owners as the state’s spring legislative session nears its end. Proposals to expand gambling by allowing internet casinos appear to be stalling for now, but one key legislator says the idea isn’t dead yet.
Proposals to expand Illinois’ gambling laws to allow internet casinos are facing resistance as the spring legislative session nears its end, but some lawmakers say there’s still a chance it could happen. State Rep. Bob Rita, D-Blue Island, a key figure in previous gambling expansions, noted that with just days left before adjournment, “anything is possible.”
Legal betting nationwide for Sunday’s 59th Super Bowl between the Eagles and Chiefs is expected to generate a record-setting $1.5 billion or more, marking North Carolina’s first time allowing legal wagers.
Ippei Mizuhara, former interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, received a 57-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to stealing nearly $17 million from Ohtani’s bank account to cover gambling losses and buy rare baseball cards. He was also ordered to pay over $18 million in restitution.
"On Religious Freedom Day ... we commemorate the ... anniversary of the passing of a State law that has shaped and secured our cherished legacy of religious...
NCAA President Charlie Baker faced sharp criticism on Tuesday for placing the burden of safety on female athletes uncomfortable sharing locker rooms with transgender athletes.
The FBI reportedly raided the apartment of Shayne Coplan, CEO of the gambling company Polymarket, after the company predicted that Donald Trump would win the 2024 Presidential Election.
Theodore Roosevelt stated October 24, 1903:
"In no other place and at no other time has the experiment of government of the people, by the people, for the people, been tried on so vast...
Did you know BASKETBALL was invented by an instructor for the Young Men's Christian Association.
The game was invented by James Naismith, who was born in 1861 in Ontario,...
