The Democratic governor signed a revised operating budget Wednesday that’s heavily reliant on borrowing after the shutdown left a $2.7 billion shortfall. Pritzker’s administration will take every penny it can for the reeling state. It doesn’t come close to covering overall gambling tax revenue lost to the shutdown - casinos raked in more than $114 million for the state from March through June 2019, while video gambling terminals netted it nearly $147 million - but Gov.
But awarding the licenses injects a cool $40 million-plus into state coffers through one-time fees, which vary for each casino based on a percentage of its gross revenue from last year, capped at $10 million.
