The elimination of cash bail was a provision of the SAFE-T ACT, a major criminal justice reform bill signed into law by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker in early 2021. The portion of the bill eliminating cash bail had originally been slated to take effect on Jan. 1, 2023. However, prosecut...
Several states embraced online sports betting after the PASPA Act was repealed by the Federal Government in 2018. The first locally licensed Illinois sports betting app launched in 2020 and several others became available by mid-2021. However, the industry was disrupted momentarily by the global C...
The ruling by 21st Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Thomas Cunnington late Wednesdayfound that the pretrial release portions of the SAFE-T Act - a major criminal justice reform law signed by Gov. JB Pritzker in February 2021 - violate the separation of powers clause of the Illinois Constitution. Th...
Several states embraced online sports betting after the PASPA Act was repealed by the Federal Government in 2018. The first locally licensed Illinois sports betting app launched in 2020 and several others became available by mid-2021. However, the industry was disrupted momentarily by the global ...
2023: An amendment to Illinois' Sports Wagering Act to authorize sports betting exchanges is proposed. 2022: Online remote registration returns to Illinois on March 5 after the state scuttled its in-person registration requirement. 2021: Illinois governor J.B Pritzker signs legislation to permit li...
I wanted to be involved in an industry like this and help in making it safe while satisfying my curiosity in this new field of research. As a scientist, those are the things that excite us: the things we didn’t have access to, we can now do. It opens up a whole new room that ...
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The self-exclusion program started in 2002 for casino players and expanded to include sports betting with the 2019 Sports Wagering Act. As part of their licensing requirements, IL sportsbooks offer an extensive safe-gambling section that provides responsible-gambling resources, tools for managing ...
Bailey cited statistics he said show crime has increased under Pritzker and largely blamed the SAFE-T Act, which also increases accountability for police officers and tightens use-of-force rules. He acknowledged that key parts of the law don't take effect until Jan. 1. But he said ...
” She said school psychologists “apply expertise in mental health, learning, and behavior to help students and youth to succeed socially to create safe, healthy learning environments and strength connections between home, school, and the community.” She added school psychologists “apply expertise ...