Illinois

According to a report on bnd.com, millions of dollars from Illinois casinos which were earmarked for state horse racing purses and track upgrades may be finally coming out of escrow

Illinois has become the latest state to legalize online wagering on horse racing.

Fallout from the Rod Blagojevich episode in Illinois has shut down thoroughbred racing at Fairmount Park in Collinsville in the far southern reaches of the state.

The governor of Illinois, Pat Quinn, has signed a $31 million state infrastructure bill that will be financed, in part, by as many as 45,000 video slots at bars and restaurants, but none at Illinois r

According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, four Illinois casino companies have filed a $267 million racketeering lawsuit against former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich and a prominent racetra...

According to a report by the Associated Press, the supreme court is staying out a fight between Illinois' casinos and horse racing tracks over a state law that cropped up during the impeachme

It is widely expected that Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich will be approving a bill that will see the state's richest casinos pay a $90 million purse subsidy to the Illinois horse racing industry ov

The Illinois senate recently voted 37-13 in favour of legislation ensuring the state's horse racing industry will keep a $90 million subsidy from Illinois casinos.