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The suburban casinos are betting that they cannot only compete but thrive with bigger, better facilities near busy expressways to attract local gamblers.
Illinois raked in nearly $1.9 billion in gambling revenue during the last fiscal year, the most ever for the state. Here are the gambling categories that have brought in the most, and the ones that are lagging.