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Illinois Cracks Down on Prediction Markets, Bans Employee Betting

4/28/2026

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Governor JB Pritzker issued an order, after a soldier’s classified-data charge, barring Illinois state employees from placing prediction-market wagers with nonpublic information.
The Illinois House proposed a bill to ban betting on sports, deaths, or other outcomes and set the betting age at 21.
The Senate bill would require prediction-market operators to obtain a state license, allow earnings tax, and permit AI tools while banning discriminatory decisions and restricting data access.

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Governor JB Pritzker issued an order, after a soldier’s classified-data charge, barring Illinois state employees from placing prediction-market wagers with nonpublic information.
The Illinois House proposed a bill to ban betting on sports, deaths, or other outcomes and set the betting age at 21.
The Senate bill would require prediction-market operators to obtain a state license, allow earnings tax, and permit AI tools while banning discriminatory decisions and restricting data access.