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2 years in, video gambling a boon for business, local government

December 08, 2014

The numbers tell the story of video gambling's legalization in Illinois two years ago: More than $10 billion statewide has been poured into 20,552 machines. On a local level, Fox Lake -- population 10,537 -- has netted $317,000, and its average business has raked in almost $185,000. The state's cut of that action was almost $1.6 million.

Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20141207/news/141208744/
 
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