Illinois lawmaker to submit new bill on igaming in 2025

Representative Edgar Gonzalez Jr is working on draft legislation.

US.- Illinois representative Edgar Gonzalez Jr. (D-Chicago) has said he intends to introduce a new bill on igaming in 2025. He said he and fellow supporters in the General Assembly are already working on a draft.

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Gonzalez Jr introduced HB 2239 in February 2023. It took nearly a year to be assigned to the House Gaming Committee and was subsequently re-referred to the House Rules Committee in April of last year but did not progress further before the legislative session recessed on May 24.