(670 The Score) Legalized sports betting is one step closer to reality in the state after the Illinois House passed SB 690 on Saturday evening.
Needing 71 votes, it passed by an 87-27 measure. It will move to the Senate on Sunday, when it will need a three-fifths majority to pass. After much discussion and amendments to the bill led to it passing the House, the expectation is it will be approved by the Senate. Gov. J.B. Pritzker has publicly expressed his support and plans to sign the bill.
SB 690 PASSES THE HOUSE 87-27!needed 71 votesIt now moves to The Senate and we’re one step closer to legalized sports betting in Illinois. @670TheScore pic.twitter.com/JYl6ECel25
— Joe Ostrowski (@JoeO670)
June 1, 2019 SB 690 would usher in a large gambling expansion in the state, including allowing for new casinos in the Chicago area and legalized sports wagering for the first time in Illinois.
