Hawaii working group begins research on legalized gambling
Mike Lambert, director of the state Department of Law Enforcement, told fellow panel members that a roughly estimated $700 million to $800 million a year flows through illegal gambling enterprises statewide, largely in illicit game rooms where drug dealing, armed robberies and other criminal activity occurs.
New Illinois Gaming Board Data Indicates Sports Bettors Exiting Legal Market & Making Fewer Bets After State Tax Hike
IGB October data shows second consecutive month of 15% decline in bets.
Legal, Online Sports Betting has Generated Almost $4 Billion in Tax Revenue for New York State in Under 5 years
New York has built one of the nation’s strongest sports betting markets—one that protects consumers, drives out illegal operators, and has delivered nearly $4 billion for the state’s public education system.
Illinois Sees Significant Betting Decline After New Tax Takes Effect
Illinois’ sports betting industry experienced a pronounced drop in wagering volume this September, marking the first full month under the state’s newly implemented per-wager tax. Data from the Illinois Gaming Board (IGB).
Drop in Illinois Bets Stems from Per-Wager Tax
Five million fewer bets were placed in September than in the same month in 2024, according to data from the Illinois Gaming Board…
Illinois sports wagers decline after implementation of new tax
“Overtaxing legal betting will send bettors either outside state lines, city lines, or to the predatory illegal market and have profound negative implications for the legal market and also future tax revenues here.”