* October 2025 - CFGA report - 2025 UPDATE - WAGERING IN ILLINOIS + links to related reports/articles re sports betting ........................

[Buzz Sawyer]

(1) the report is at link below:

https://cgfa.ilga.gov/Upload/2025_Wagering_in_Illinois.pdf

a related table and the executive summary are below. Below that 

are links to several related reports re sports betting 

(3) links to related reports re sports betting are below:

Bets on Legal Sports Markets Pay Off Big for States, Sportsbooks, and Consumers
December 10, 2024 

https://taxfoundation.org/research/all/state/sports-betting-tax-revenue/

October 2, 2025
Americans increasingly see legal sports betting as a bad thing for society and sports

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/10/02/americans-increasingly-see-legal-sports-betting-as-a-bad-thing-for-society-and-sports/

Study Reveals Surge in Gambling Addiction Following Legalization of Sports Betting

February 17, 2025

https://today.ucsd.edu/story/study-reveals-surge-in-gambling-addiction-following-legalization-of-sports-betting

Kat Cosley Trigg - Dec. 16, 2025

Legal sports betting linked to sharp increases in violent crime, study finds

https://news.rice.edu/news/2025/legal-sports-betting-linked-sharp-increases-violent-crime-study-finds

Responsible Gambling Resources for Sports Betting

https://www.ncpgambling.org/responsible-gambling/safer-sports-betting/

The State of the US Sports Betting Market in 2026

December 5, 2025

https://www.trafficguard.ai/blog/the-state-of-us-sports-betting